South America's best fizz...
Chandon Argentina’s Mendoza headquarters
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When fabled Champagne house Moët & Chandon first decided to open a winery outside France, it set its sights on South America.
Chile had been making sparkling wine since 1879, Argentina since 1902 and Brazil since 1913.
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From one of Patagonia’s most extreme vineyards, this is thrillingly focused, with a chalky, mineral spine and a mouthwatering line of acidity. Notes of apple...
PatagoniaArgentina
OtroniaChubut
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One of Chile’s most distinctive sparkling wines, Fervor is always incredibly expressive from the get-go. Intense aromas of ripe apricot, quince preserve and orange blossom...
2018
PatagoniaChile
Casa SilvaAustral
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From the southerly volcanic region of Malleco, this is made from equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and combines sea-urchin salinity and umami depth with...
Malleco ValleyChile
La Ronciere
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Tatié is a collaboration between leading Limarí producer Tabalí and the Champagne house Thiénot. Sourced from the cool, coastal, limestone-rich soils of Tabalí’s Talinay vineyard,...
Limarí ValleyChile
Tabalí
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An inviting nose of raspberry tarts, quince and white blossom. There’s an undercurrent of warm brioche and citrus curd emerging beneath the vibrant fruit, reflecting...
2021
Serra GaúchaBrazil
Cave GeisseAltos de Pinto Bandeira
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One of Brazil’s most savoury sparkling wines, this feels somewhat akin to a top Cava in its dry, lees-driven complexity. Notes of bread dough and...
2020
Serra GaúchaBrazil
Cave GeisseAltos de Pinto Bandeira
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Coming from Errazuriz’s coastal vineyards in Aconcagua, just 12km from the Pacific, this blanc de blancs combines pristine stone fruit flavours with a distinctive mineral...
Aconcagua ValleyChile
ErrazurizAconcagua Costa
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This mature blanc de blancs from Leyda has a strong coastal character, with tangy salinity and a crisp, mouthwatering finish. Notes of ripe apple, sourdough...
2018
San AntonioChile
UndurragaLeyda Valley
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A standout sparkling wine producer in Uruguay. Lovely coastal character alongside impressive aromatic complexity: citrus zest, white peach and almond milk lead the nose, followed...
MaldonadoUruguay
Viña Edén
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This is Zuccardi’s top cuvée, focused on Chardonnay from Tupungato in the Uco Valley and aged for 30 months on its lees. Citrusy and bright,...
2018
MendozaArgentina
ZuccardiUco Valley
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This embraces two of Uruguay’s most exciting trends today: Albariño and pétillant naturel. Made by Gabriel Pisano, one of the country's most innovative winemakers, this...
2024
CanelonesUruguay
Viña Progreso
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A field blend from the ancient Criolla vines of Lucas Niven’s remarkably diverse vineyard in Junín. Co-fermented and made using the ancestral method (single fermentation,...
2024
MendozaArgentina
Bodega NivenJunin
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Aromatic and fragrant, this traditional-method sparkling wine comes from the Pedrucci family, who have long been involved in sparkling wine production in Serra Gaúcha, southern...
2024
Serra GaúchaBrazil
Casa Pedrucci
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This sparkling wine comes from one of the most important cooperatives in Brazil, located in Garibaldi, 100km north of Porto Alegre in Brazil’s southernmost state...
Serra GaúchaBrazil
Garibaldi
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A wine that pays homage to two of Uruguay’s most traditional grape varieties, Trebbiano and Malvasia, delivering a delightfully expressive sparkling wine with a creamy...
2023
RiveraUruguay
Cerro Chapeu
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Racy and intense, made from 100% Pinot Noir grown in the world’s southernmost commercial vineyard, deep in Patagonia. Crisp red fruit and delicate floral notes...
PatagoniaArgentina
OtroniaChubut
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Pale pink in colour, with a delicate pigeon’s-eye hue, this rosé nature is subtle and refined. Gentle aromas of raspberry and redcurrant mingle with hints...
2022
CampanhaBrazil
Campos de Cima
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Miguel Torres began making this traditional-method rosé from País as a way of offering a lifeline to the growers of old-vine País in Chile’s dry-farmed...
Secano InteriorChile
Miguel Torres Chile
Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
Based in Mendoza since 2009 she is a regular South America correspondent, critic and writer for Decanter, as well as other international wine publications, and she is the author and editor of the South America Wine Guide.
She has been awarded by Born Digital Wine Awards, Millesima Blog Awards, Great Wine Capitals Best Of and Young Wine Writer of the Year.
She has received a fellowship from the Wine Writers Symposium, a scholarship for the Wine Bloggers Conference, and the Geoffrey Roberts Award.
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