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Chile’s wine industry turns to younger drinkers and tourism to solve falling consumption

Chile’s wine industry turns to younger drinkers and tourism to solve falling consumption

Published by Daniella Wilson

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The picturesque vineyards of Chile’s Maule Valley, usually a scene of vibrant harvest, are currently masking a stark and challenging reality for the nation’s winemakers: a dramatic decline in global consumption. In an effort to revitalise interest and secure their future, Chilean wine producers are strategically pivoting towards experiential tourism, sustainable farming practices, and targeted social media campaigns, hoping to captivate a younger generation of consumers. “We are probably living through the worst crisis in the wine world in 100 years,” stated 25-year-old sommelier Felipe Rivera. He added: “I honestly feel that the main reason is that there is no generational replacement among wine consumers. My generation, generally speaking, does not drink wine, and that is a major challenge.” This downturn in wine consumption is not isolated to Chile but represents a global phenomenon, with a “sustained decline” observed …

Chile’s first far-right president since Pinochet takes office

Chile’s first far-right president since Pinochet takes office

Published by Sam Flores

Chile’s ultraconservative José Antonio Kast takes office as president Wednesday in what will mark the Latin American nation’s most pronounced shift to the right since the return of democracy in 1990. The Trump-inspired political veteran won a landslide victory in December with the promise of fighting crime and curbing illegal immigration, a project that holds similarities to policies adopted by his U.S. counterpart. Keywords for this article Source link

Chile’s Kast Sworn in as President in Biggest Right-Wing Shift in Decades

Chile’s Kast Sworn in as President in Biggest Right-Wing Shift in Decades

Published by Sam Flores

By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero VALPARAISO/SANTIAGO, March 10 (Reuters) – Jose ⁠Antonio ⁠Kast was sworn in as Chile’s ⁠president on Wednesday, ushering in the country’s sharpest shift to the right ​in decades as voters, alarmed by rising insecurity, backed a broader conservative turn sweeping parts of Latin America. Regional ‌presidents including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Ecuador’s ‌Daniel Noboa and Paraguay’s Santiago Pena, as well as Spain’s King Felipe, traveled to Chile to ⁠attend the transfer ⁠of power ceremony in the coastal city of Valparaiso, where Congress is ​located. Kast takes over from left-wing President Gabriel Boric, to whom he lost the 2021 election, at a time when Chileans are worried about rising crime and the economy. A shooting that left one police officer brain dead earlier ​in the day in the southern city of Puerto Varas highlighted those security concerns and led ⁠Kast to ⁠send his new security ⁠minister, Trinidad Steinert, ​to the city once the ceremony concluded. “There’s going to be a before and an after. Whoever ​attacks a (police officer) attacks Chile,” ⁠Kast …

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jordan Chiles

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jordan Chiles

Published by Sam Flores

Jordan Chiles is always in motion. The decorated gymnast and two-time Olympian recently competed in the latest season of “Dancing With the Stars,” finishing in third place alongside her partner Ezra Sosa. She’s an ambassador for brands including Nike and Hero Cosmetics. In August, she launched a mentorship program called SHERO Athlete Collective for young athletes. And in the midst of all of that, she’s finishing up her senior year at UCLA. In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends. “I’m happy, but I’m also sad,” the 24-year-old says about her final year as a Bruin, adding, “It’s pretty cool to know that my dream school has become my legacy.” Chiles is also in the thick of a legal battle to reclaim the bronze medal she won, then was stripped of, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In January, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court granted her an appeal to reexamine …

In Chile’s desert, a seed bank holds the key to the future of agriculture : NPR

In Chile’s desert, a seed bank holds the key to the future of agriculture : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Ana Sandoval, a dedicated researcher at Initihuasi Seed Bank, nurturing the future with a pot of shooting seeds — preserving biodiversity one sprout at a time. John Bartlett for NPR hide caption toggle caption John Bartlett for NPR VICUÑA, Chile — Vicuña, the birthplace of Chile’s first Nobel laureate, writer Gabriela Mistral, is a dusty little town in the north of the country with colorful facades and cracked cobblestone squares. The breeze fans its streets, billowing curtains out across empty sidewalks, and street sellers shrink away from the oppressive desert heat, taking their jams and sugar-coated papaya slivers into the shade of covered markets. A few miles outside of this small town, nestled in the Atacama Desert — one of the driest places on Earth — camouflaged against the reddish brown of a harsh rocky slope, is a research facility dug into the hillside, its hum of activity carried on the dry desert breeze. This is the Initihuasi Seed Bank, the mothership in a nationwide network of facilities which are preserving the biological record of …

Chile’s megadrought is dealing a severe and long-lasting blow to their glacier ecosystems

Chile’s megadrought is dealing a severe and long-lasting blow to their glacier ecosystems

Published by Jenni Sidey

The high mountains of central Chile look solid and eternal, but their ice is in trouble. For fifteen years, the country has endured a stubborn megadrought, and glaciers have quietly carried much of the burden. They have melted faster to keep rivers flowing and taps running. A new study warns that by the end of this century, that backup system may break when you most need it. An international team led by researchers in Austria, Switzerland and Chile set out a stark question: what if a drought as long and severe as today’s megadrought hits again near 2100? Their answer is blunt. The glaciers of the Southern Andes will be too worn down to cushion such a shock. Chile’s Long Thirst Chileans are used to periods of dryness. In the past, droughts came every five or six years and lasted one or two years. People could wait for rain to return. This time, relief never came. “Climate scientists only realized in 2015 that the unending drought in Chile was really a big thing,” says Francesca …