Book excerpt: Published annually since 1999, Descorchados is Latin America’s most important wine guide, a wide-angle photograph of what’s happening with wines in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, from the largest wineries to the small-scale artisanal producers. The entire panorama of South American wine is presented here. The 2016 edition of Descorchados includes: Nearly 3,500 wines from approximately 400 South American wineries. Summaries and maps of all of the region’s major wine regions. A country-by-country analysis of what’s happening with South American wine today. All the latest wines and revelations in every zone. All of the new winemakers in the South American wine scene and the wines they make. Hundreds of tasting notes. The most outstanding examples of the new white and red wine varieties.