

Picnic Wines
The weather is getting hotter so this July 4th I'm focusing on two white wines from South America. Today I tasted a Montes Sauvignon Blanc and a Kaiken Torrontés with my good friend Kathleen in Santa Cruz. Aurelio Montes Sr, helped found Viña Montes wines with Douglas Murray, Alfredo Vidaurre and Pedro Grand in 1988 and in 2001 he formed Kaiken with his son Aurelio Montes Jr. Across both labels are several vineyards located in both Chile and Argentina. Montes focuses on Cab