Manuel Louzada's guest appearances

Manuel Louzada

Wine Podcast: The Honest Pour with John Lenart

The James Suckling Wine Podcast

Andy Erickson

Lamberto Frescobaldi

Ao Yun

Maxence Dulou

Giovanni Manetti

Michael Cruse

Paul Hobbs

Luca Currado

Matt Crafton

Mike Dunn

Alex Smith

Erica Crawford

Helen Keplinger

Chateau Margaux

John Schwartz

OwlTail

JamesSuckling.com Senior Editor Zekun Shuai discusses Chilean winery Almaviva's 2020 vintage – the 25th-anniversary bottling – with winemaker Michel Friou and managing director Manuel Louzada.

<a href="http://JamesSuckling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JamesSuckling.com</a> Senior Editor Zekun Shuai discusses Chilean winery Almaviva's 2020 vintage – the 25th-anniversary bottling – with winemaker Michel Friou and managing director Manuel Louzada.

MICHEL FRIOU AND MANUEL LOUZADA ON ALMAVIVA’S 25TH-ANNIVERSARY VINTAGE

James sits down with Michel Friou and Manuel Louzada, the winemaker and managing director, respectively, at Viña Almaviva in Chile to discuss the 2019 Epu, which James calls a "beautiful second wine.""One question is, how did you finally decide to do a second wine and why?" James asks Manuel. "It's a very delicious wine.""After 25 years we definitely believed that we already have brand recognition, brand awareness, that Almaviva was already recognized because of the quality of the wine and because of its reputation," Manuel says. "From a business standpoint, the decision was, 'Let's focus on Almaviva ... and then afterward we started again in 2006 [with Epu] ... in basically two markets: Chile and Brazil.'"They also talk about the decision to sell Epu through La Place de Bordeaux, where negociants will redistribute it throughout the world.

James sits down with Michel Friou and Manuel Louzada, the winemaker and managing director, respectively, at Viña Almaviva in Chile to discuss the 2019 Epu, which James calls a "beautiful second wine." "One question is, how did you finally decide to do a second wine and why?" James asks Manuel. "It's a very delicious wine." "After 25 years we definitely believed that we already have brand recognition, brand awareness, that Almaviva was already recognized because of the quality of the wine and because of its reputation," Manuel says. "From a business standpoint, the decision was, 'Let's focus on Almaviva ... and then afterward we started again in 2006 [with Epu] ... in basically two markets: Chile and Brazil.'" They also talk about the decision to sell Epu through La Place de Bordeaux, where negociants will redistribute it throughout the world.

DISCUSSING THE ALMAVIVA PUENTE ALTO EPU 2019 WITH MICHEL FROU AND MANUEL LOUZADA

Manuel Louzada is a thoughtful well spoken winemaker. A fourth generation winemaker his family's commitment to quality winemaking has been passed down through the generations and today he maintains that commitment on two continents. Chasing harvests between South America and Europe his wines are distinctive and terroir driven. The wines I tasted in this episode are no longer the current releases but the tasting notes below will give you an idea of the style of wines Louzada makes and what you can expect from the current releases.

Ep. 31 Manuel Louzada, Winemaker, Propiedad de Arínzano and Achaval–Ferrer