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Scottish man launches meteorite-aged wine
Scottish expat Ian Hutcheon who has made his home in Chile the last 14 years has revealed his 2010 Meteorito, a robust Cabernet infused with nothing less than a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.
Wine lovers looking to expand their palates by light-years have to look no further than this small Chilean vineyard where a British astronomer and winemaker has combined his two passions to create the first wine infused with celestial elements.
Mr Hutcheon whose vineyard in San Vicente, 140 90 miles south of Santiago, has produced a Cabernet infused with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.
He first selects the grapes from his vineyard and then ferments the fruit for 25 days before beginning the year-long Malolactic fermentation process in a wine barrel containing the 7.6 centimetre (three-inch) meteorite.
After 12 months, the meteorite-infused wine is blended with another batch of Cabernet Sauvignon for the perfect balance of Earth and space.
"A major difference is that you are tasting elements from the birth of the solar system, and that for me this is a major difference.
"You are tasting space, in a way you are physically tasting elements of the solar system and of the history of the meteorite that spent millions of years orbiting the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, you are tasting that," he said.
The meteorite crashed into Chile's Atacama Desert some 6,000 years ago and was lent to Mr Hutcheon by an American collector.
Meteorito is only sold at the Tagua Tagua Astronomy Centre, launched by Mr Hutcheon in 2007, where visitors can sip the vino while observing the stars and swirling planets in the sites observatory domes.
The first batch of Meteorito produced around 10,000 litres (2,600 gallons), and is sold at $5,000 Chilean pesos, or roughly £7, a bottle.
Article from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...cottish-man-launches-meteorite-aged-wine.html
Scottish expat Ian Hutcheon who has made his home in Chile the last 14 years has revealed his 2010 Meteorito, a robust Cabernet infused with nothing less than a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.
Wine lovers looking to expand their palates by light-years have to look no further than this small Chilean vineyard where a British astronomer and winemaker has combined his two passions to create the first wine infused with celestial elements.
Mr Hutcheon whose vineyard in San Vicente, 140 90 miles south of Santiago, has produced a Cabernet infused with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.
He first selects the grapes from his vineyard and then ferments the fruit for 25 days before beginning the year-long Malolactic fermentation process in a wine barrel containing the 7.6 centimetre (three-inch) meteorite.
After 12 months, the meteorite-infused wine is blended with another batch of Cabernet Sauvignon for the perfect balance of Earth and space.
"A major difference is that you are tasting elements from the birth of the solar system, and that for me this is a major difference.
"You are tasting space, in a way you are physically tasting elements of the solar system and of the history of the meteorite that spent millions of years orbiting the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, you are tasting that," he said.
The meteorite crashed into Chile's Atacama Desert some 6,000 years ago and was lent to Mr Hutcheon by an American collector.
Meteorito is only sold at the Tagua Tagua Astronomy Centre, launched by Mr Hutcheon in 2007, where visitors can sip the vino while observing the stars and swirling planets in the sites observatory domes.
The first batch of Meteorito produced around 10,000 litres (2,600 gallons), and is sold at $5,000 Chilean pesos, or roughly £7, a bottle.
Article from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...cottish-man-launches-meteorite-aged-wine.html