Roger Schoch
Wine is a delicacy enjoyed by millions of people around the world. These wines can come from many countries and within these countries, several of vineyards which are owned both privately and commercially. I'm sure the Skype conversation with Courtney Kingston on Monday Jan. 25th was insightful into the functions of a winery in terms of which wines they sell, where they are shipped, satisfying the demands in the market, and other related topics. However, I was unable to attend this session and did some outside research about the Chilean wine industry instead. Here are some quick facts about the wine industry in Chile that you may or may not know:
1. Chilean wine has a large influence from the French due to migration in the late 20th century
2. Chile is the world's 4th largest exporter of wine following France, Italy, and Spain
3. Exported wines must have minimum alcohol percents; white wine must have a minimum level of 12% ABV and red wines must have a minimum of 11.5% ABV
4. Wine tourism is a large contributor to the estimated $2.67 Billion tourism industry in Chile. People love to travel here from around the world!
http://www.sernatur.cl/estadisticas/ (there are more facts here)
Wine is a delicacy enjoyed by millions of people around the world. These wines can come from many countries and within these countries, several of vineyards which are owned both privately and commercially. I'm sure the Skype conversation with Courtney Kingston on Monday Jan. 25th was insightful into the functions of a winery in terms of which wines they sell, where they are shipped, satisfying the demands in the market, and other related topics. However, I was unable to attend this session and did some outside research about the Chilean wine industry instead. Here are some quick facts about the wine industry in Chile that you may or may not know:
1. Chilean wine has a large influence from the French due to migration in the late 20th century
2. Chile is the world's 4th largest exporter of wine following France, Italy, and Spain
3. Exported wines must have minimum alcohol percents; white wine must have a minimum level of 12% ABV and red wines must have a minimum of 11.5% ABV
4. Wine tourism is a large contributor to the estimated $2.67 Billion tourism industry in Chile. People love to travel here from around the world!
http://www.sernatur.cl/estadisticas/ (there are more facts here)
Although the wine industry in Chile is healthy, there are some growing concerns in order to maintain it. The article I read discussed how the possible over production of wine in Chile may hurt the industry and make Chile less competitive as an exporter of wine in terms of price. Vineyard owners want Chilean wine to be known as the premium wine of the world by 2020. This will start by monitoring the mass production of wines like Cabernet Sauvignon which may hurt the performance of Carmenere. Vineyards are partnering with organizations such as Wines of Chile to educate people about the diversity of Chile's wine and show the premium qualities that may not be found elsewhere. All of these factors are trickling down into the tourism industry in Chile to do a better job of selling customers and travelers on Chilean wine. Hopefully, when we head down to the Kingston Vineyard, we'll experience the tourism and fun of wine which so many others have enjoyed before!
http://www.latinone.com/articles/30547/20160112/price-wars-excessive-mass-production-threatens-chiles-hold-wine-industry.htm
http://www.latinone.com/articles/30547/20160112/price-wars-excessive-mass-production-threatens-chiles-hold-wine-industry.htm