Think you know South American wine? Chile’s about to surprise you. 🇨🇱🍷 This long, skinny country sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean is a cool-climate playground with a wild range of styles — from coastal Chardonnay to high-elevation Syrah. Here’s why Chile deserves a spot in your glass: 🔸 36 official grape varieties (and counting!) 🔸 Bordeaux lovers, meet your new faves: Cabernet Sauvignon & Carménère 🔸 Still phylloxera-free (yep—those vineyard roots are living their best life) 🔸 Winemaking since the 1500s, thanks to Spanish missionaries 🔸 Coastal fog, mountain altitude, inland heat = *major terroir diversity* 🍇 And if you’ve ever had “Merlot” from Chile in the ‘90s... surprise! It might’ve been Carménère, a nearly extinct French grape Chile accidentally made its own. 🎯 Learn more at WineFolly.com #ChileanWine #WineEducation #WineMap