We expect ambassadors to promote the agricultural products of their country, but Chile has someone special in Washington - an internationally recognized wine expert serving as its ambassador to the United States, actively promoting Chilean wine to American journalists, importers, retailers and consumers.
In fact, Mariano Fernandez had assumed his post only a few days before he scored his first diplomatic triumph - convincing fellow judges at the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition to award a gold medal to a wine he particularly liked. The next day, when all 20 judges in the competition tasted the gold medal winners, Fernandez' favorite won Best of Show.
You can get to know Fernandez - and his views about the future of Chilean wine - in my Nov. 12 column in The Washington Post.
Cheers!
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