Drink Chile 2023
On November 20 we went to the venerable Windsor Arms hotel in Toronto, where a large hall was fully loaded with food and drink, awaiting the sommeliers, restaurateurs, wine brokers, press and members of the general public, there to spend an enjoyable and, in many cases, productive afternoon. For once, we decided to go by the book, that is the tasting guide and notes book, as opposed to our usual mix and match. Keeping with the organization theme, we decided to take a quick tour of the tasting tables and familiarize ourselves with the layout and find the food table. For us, who just taste some of the wines, but drink others, it is important to get a certain measure of food, especially cheese, in order to be able to last all the way. It is well known that fat is dampening the effects of alcohol, enabling one to have a larger intake. So, we started the tasting at Arboleda wines, to us a new producer. We first tried the Brisa, a full-bodied wine with deep, mineral acidity. We proceeded to