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A blast from the past 

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What impact Old Vine Seal can have on world's oldest vineyards

What started way back in 2010 as a grassroots, volunteer effort by wine critic Jancis Robinson MW and her team to record all the vineyards in the world that qualify as old vines has developed into the full blown Old Vine Registry that now includes close to 5,000 producers. It has now introduced the OV Seal to give those producers the chance to promote, on their label, how old their vines are and help spread the word to wine drinkers about the importance and significance of old vines. Alder Yarrow, architect and manager of the OVR explains what he hopes the new seal can achieve.

See full article here: https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/what-impact-new-old-vine-seal-can-have-on-world-s-oldest-vineyards

Lo que comenzó en 2010 como un esfuerzo voluntario de base de la crítica de vinos Jancis Robinson MW y su equipo para registrar todos los viñedos del mundo que califican como vides antiguas se ha convertido en el Registro de Viñas Antiguas completo que ahora incluye cerca de 5.000 productores. Ahora ha introducido el Sello OV para dar a esos productores la oportunidad de promocionar, en su etiqueta, la antigüedad de sus vides y ayudar a difundir entre los bebedores de vino la importancia y el significado de las vides viejas. Alder Yarrow, arquitecto y director del OVR, explica lo que espera que el nuevo sello pueda lograr.

Artículo completo aquí: https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/what-impact-new-old-vine-seal-can-have-on-world-s-oldest-vineyards

Artículo de The Buyer - octubre 2026
Derek Mossman Knapp. 
COFUNDADOR DE GARAGE WINE CO.

Una frase
Más vinos chilenos pensados para el sabor, con voluntad y propósito, no para el mercado ni el supermercado.

Un sueño
Mi sueño es que los orígenes dentro de Chile por fin se diferenciaran, como en VIGNO, y se apoyaran mutuamente.
Que los vinos de viejos viñedos / old vines se conviertan en una categoría propiamente tal.

Los chilenos acomodados empezarán a beber más allá del Maipo, más allá de los siete mil pesos, y más allá del cabernet y la carmenère, como lo hace el resto del mundo.
Los chilenos se darán cuenta de que, si uno quiere disfrutar el vino, no hace falta ser un experto: basta con juntar a amigos y familia en una mesa grande y abrir más de una botella a la vez, más seguido. Y se acordarán de invitar a los más jóvenes a que se alejen de las pantallas y se sumen a esa mesa.
Menos barrica, menos esnobismo, más respeto por el trabajo de la tierra.
Durante el último recambio generacional los precios bajaron para que los volúmenes pudieran subir. Con el próximo recambio generacional, la calidad y la identidad subirán para que los precios puedan seguirlas.
El discurso del rubro finalmente habrá cambiado a ser algo distinto -o más- que lo meramente técnico.

El vino que mejor representa al país
Cru Truquilemu, D.O. Empedrado, valle del Maule. Cariñena y syrah en mezcla de campo. Un caballo oscuro de pocas palabras. 
Necesita tiempo, pero envejece regio. Elegante. Largo en boca. Fresco. Y absolutamente desatado cuando se junta con una mesa feliz.

Partners & Testimonials

From a pragmatic, forward-thinking perspective focused on reformation, education and production, Garage Wine Co. stands out as one of the most unique and impactful producers in the modern landscape of winemaking. Their wines are simply a byproduct of their primary mission: to revive the neglected vineyard sites while training, empowering and employing the workers who tend to them. Founded in 2001, Garage has steadily bootstrapped its way into becoming one of the leading producers in the country. Its seeming paradoxes make it all the more refreshing and singular: an underground ethos with broad mainstream appeal, rigorous attention to detail with an authentic lack of pretense and palpable passion delivered with undeniable quality. **MATTHEW LUCZY** Robert Parker Wine Advocate

MATTHEW LUCZY

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

¨If there is one producer in Chile making a truly significant impact and defining new styles, it is Garage Wine Co. They are dedicated to exploring and restoring old vineyards, farming the sites with horses using traditional techniques adapted with modern science and perspective. The resulting wines consistently diverge from the Chilean mainstream and maintain exceptionally high standards.¨

JOAQUIN HIDALGO

Vinous

"Garage Wine Company is one of the most exciting producers in South America and its heartbeat, Derek Mossman Knapp, is an eno-inspiration to a nation. Pioneers in preserving the living patrimony of Chile's old-vines, Garage advocates for regenerative agriculture in collaboration with the small vignerons”

Evan Goldstein

Master Sommelier

"The wines have depth and keep the freshness, the character of the vintage, the grapes and especially the places where they are grown. A name to follow, among the most exciting in Chile. Tasting the whole range is one of the highlights of my Chilean report every year"

Luis Gutierrez

Wine Advocate

¨Garage Wine Co. is our Winery of the Year 2021 — and without doubt the most essential and disruptive Chilean winery of the last decade.¨

Ana Maria Barahona

LaCav

PARTNERS

Pilar Miranda
CEO - Co-founder

Agro Engineer Winemaker - Universidad de Chile
· Company keel
· Enjoys navigating complexity
· Board of Directors Vigno, MoVI,
· Structured like fine wine

Derek Mossmann
Co-founder

Canadian expat
· MA Comparative literature Columbia U.
· Arrived Chile as ski coach (summer training)
· Learned wine hands-on in the cellar
· Status quo denier
· Insurgent entrepreneur
· Still curious

Alvaro Peña

- PhD Viticulture U.P. Madrid
· Wine scientist/ researcher / Profe U de Chile
· Technical counter-point for GWCo to escape Chilean wine’s comfort zone -- with a lab and method behind the madness

Ernesto Müller

- PhD Viticulture U. de Chile
· Entrepreneur / transformational thinker
· Wine-trade veteran
· Old-vines champion
· Incapable of sitting still

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