The Moose Jaw Times Herald
Nathan Liewicki
Published on March 20, 2015
Chilean winemaker visits Moose Jaw on tour of Saskatchewan
The process of making wine starts with the growing of grapes in a vineyard.
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“If you make the wrong decision, such as pruning vines improperly … or you apply too much fertilizer and force the plant to overproduce, you’re going to affect the wine,” said Javier Paredes.
Co-owner of the Torreon de Paredes Winery in Rengo, Chile, located 114 km southeast of the capital, Santiago, Paredes was at the Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa on Friday evening for a five-course winery dinner featuring five of his wines.
It marked the second of several stops on his latest Saskatchewan tour, having been in Estevan on Thursday for a similar evening.
“For a small winery like ours, this is the only way to promote our wines, and teach people how to appreciate your products,” said Paredes.
“It’s educational marketing. It’s a never-ending process and you never stop learning.”