Concha y Toro

By posting about Concha y Toro I'm giving away a little piece of my soul but no matter. Concha y Toro came into my life by way of Sav-a-Center. It was (and to my knowledge still is) the cheapest red wine on the shelf. It happens to be a Chilean wine and is actually pretty tasty.

A quick, random visit to the website the other day offered quite a view into the world of Concha y Toro. While I might have believed it to be a shoddy enterprise full of scandal and half-assed winemaking, Concha y Toro is actually a very old company (since 1883) and they own quite a scattering of vineyards and wineries throughout Chile.

Here is a little of their own promotion from the site: "In 2003 Concha y Toro celebrated a 120-year-long history of exporting Chilean wine worldwide and of producing wines of the highest quality. Its solid portfolio targets all markets segments and the wines are exported to over 100 countries. All of its wine ranges have been awarded top scores in their category. The winery's icon wine, Don Melchor 2000, achieved 94 points in Wine Spectator, the highest score for a Cabernet Sauvignon from that vintage."

My favourite is the Cabernet/Merlot mix (85/15). I highly recommend eating cookies with this wine.