CHEERS FROM CHILE (2010)
Olly Smith, a British television show host and wine expert travels to Chile to explore the different valleys where the internationally awarded Chilean wines are produced. This young and charismatic personality shows us, through his adventures full of anecdotes and experiences, the natural, technological, and human environment that makes Chilean wine to be among the best wines in the world.
Episode I: “The Origins” – Maipo Valley - 27 min.
Olly Smith, the award-winning English wine expert, will be surprised at the history of Chilean wine and will share the traditions, myths, and legends of one of the most relevant terroir in the world.
Episode II: “Wines of the Desert” – Elqui and Limarí Valleys - 29 min.
Olly will discover, under the heat of the sun and at 2,000 meters high, that original and remarkable wines are obtained from the plantations found at the driest desert in the world.
Episode III: “The Golden Valley” – Aconcagua Valley - 27 min.
The Spaniards descended this valley in search of “El Dorado”... the city of gold. Olly Smith will be touched by the majesty of The Andes, the historical facts that took place there, and the valley where the legend became an authentic wealth of grapes and great wines.
Episode IV: “Valleys with Poetry” – Casablanca, San Antonio, and Leyda Valleys - 28 min.
The verses of the great poets still seem to be floating around in the fog and the sea breeze of this area. The wine expert, Olly Smith, will confirm the extraordinary worldwide recognition these valleys have had in the production of white wines that have arisen from creativity and poetry.
Episode V: “Wine and Sea Valleys” - Casablanca, San Antonio, and Leyda Valleys - 27 min.
Our charismatic host will enjoy the original flavors of the vine stocks influenced by the saline aroma of the ocean, and will discover, to his surprise, an unusual and extraordinary wine cellar that keeps wines at the bottom of the sea as if they were a treasure.
Episode VI: “The Legacy of Immigrants” – Maipo Valley - 29 min.
The Maipo Valley is one of the best terroir in the world for red wine. Olly will blend with the Chilean identity and joy of the place where immigrants have strengthen the traditions of the valley and the excellent wines produced there.
Episode VII: “The Award-winning Valley” – Colchagua Valley - 27 min.
A lovely “Wine Route Train” (Tren del Vino) will give Olly Smith, the host of this series, a ride to the modern wine cellars that coexist in perfect harmony with the old things of this valley that was awarded for “World’s Best Wine Region” in 2005.
Episode VIII: “Valley Full of Surprises” – Colchagua Valley - 28 min.
After riding through the steep mountains to travel around the lovely vineyards of the Colchagua Valley, Olly will come down into a hill where a modern and sophisticated wine cellar from one of the world-class and most sophisticated wines was built.
Episode IX: “Tourists of Wine” – Colchagua Valley - 27 min.
By joining the tourists from different countries, our British host will visit the ancient wine cellars that keep extremely high quality wines. He will go up the hills of an innovative vineyard on a chairlift to watch an amazing performance about the cultures and ethnicities from Chile. He will say goodbye to the valley by enjoying the famous "Colchagua Harvest Festival."
Episode X: “The Magic Valley” – Curicó Valley - 29 min.
Ancient legends and strange myths are plentiful at the Curicó Valley. Drawn by this magic, our wine expert, Olly Smith, decides to investigate this mysterious region. Surprisingly, the stories of the past take him to one of the biggest and most modern wine cellars in the country.
Episode XI: “Wines at the End of the World” – Maule Valley - 29 min.
At the Maule Valley, where the Latin American wine-growing originated, Olly will get to know the traditional farmer method of winemaking of over three hundred years old. There seems to be a new dimension in the world of wine closely connected to the nature, land, and man.
Episode XII: “The Final Toast” – Maipo Valley - 28 min.
Before returning to London, Olly visits a lovely wine cellar- boutique located in the heart of Santiago that produces elite wines... It is a great opportunity to remember the best moments of his trip and share a great final toast!
