Kevin Harvey (left) with Javier Meza and Jeff Brinkman. Source: Rhys Vineyards The American entrepreneur, Kevin Harvey, has created over a dozen technological enterprises in the United States and is the owner of the Rhys vineyard in California.  Harvey has developed more than a dozen software web sites enterprises, sold to companies such as Yahoo, AOL, Kodak, among others. Only in 2007, he sold the... 

www.andeswines.com Chilean company Andes Wine will carry out a special “Andes Wines Trip” in China and Japan from February 15th to March 26th to write special articles focused on the market positioning of Chilean wines in the Asiatic market. This task is in charge of the publicist Sebastian Perez-Canto Orellana and the journalist Jimena Cordovez, currently living in Australia. With a video camera... 

IT’S WINE O’CLOCK! Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile.  He also lives in Wellington, New Zealand and in Hanoi, Vietnam for part of the year. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine. ——————————————————————————————— QUAFFERS As... 

IT’S WINE O’CLOCK! Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile. He lives part of the year in Wellington, New Zealand, and in Hanoi, Vietnam. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine.  No snobbery, no dusty barrels or fancy signatures .… just great wine! ——————————————————————————————— Well,... 

Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile.  He lives part of the year in Wellington, New Zealand and in Hanoi, Vietnam. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine. ——————————————————————————————— TO... 

EARTHY …. WELCOMING Bustamante Reserva 2006. D.O. Maule Valley, Chile. 14% Alc.  Natural cork.  CH$3000 / US$ 5.50.  Silver Medal Cata D’Or Grand Hyatt Award 2007. Technical info: Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 50% / Carmenere 35% / Merlot 15%.  Harvested the 3rd week of April.  22,000 bottles made for the Reserva and 3000 bottles for their Ultra Premium Mantum wine; all numbered bottles. The... 

CHEEKY Miguel Torres Santa Digna Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2008. D.O. Central Valley, Chile.  14% Alc. Agglomerate cork.  CH$4790 / US$8.70 Visit them:  www.torres.es Springtime has arrived in Chile and this is excellent news for us foodies. It’s time to start enjoying the seasonal fruit and veggies!  So light that BBQ and enjoy fresh cheese, salad and other platters on the... 

by Eduardo Thomson, The Pulse Guest Writer The few times I’ve been the recipient of a good quality wine  (which from my perspective refers to any wine that costs more than 40 or 50 dollars; as we shall see, my standards are not the highest), whether as a gift or in some crazed state whereby I decided to part with a few extra pesos, I’ve had to use superhuman strength to convince my lady to not... 

IT’S WINE O’CLOCK! Alvaro Covarrubias is a partner at the boutique Casas de Maule Estate Winery in Talca, Chile living half of the year in Wellington, New Zealand and in Hanoi, Vietnam. This column is about experiences and connecting readers to their inner passion for wine. ——————————————————————————————————————— ... 

By Alvaro Covarrubias, Staff Writer ELEGANCE: Vina La Rosa Don Reca Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2005. D.O. Cachapoal Valley, Chile. 14.5% Alc. Natural cork. CH$5000 / US$9.10 La Rosa Estate started in 1824 when the land was bought from Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chile’s first elected president. Their co-founder Manuel Ossa Covarrubias was a distinguished Senator of the Conservative Party,...