Chile has a long history in the production of wine, with roots dating back to the 16th century when the Spanish conquistadors introduced Vitis vinifera vines to the region. In the mid-19th century, French wine varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenère, and Franc were introduced. During the early 1980s, the Chilean wine industry underwent a renaissance with the introduction of stainless steel fermentation tanks and the use of oak barrels for aging. This led to a rapid growth in exports as quality wine production increased. The number of wineries in Chile rose from 12 in 1995 to over 70 in 2005.
The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.
Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France. Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton, its red wine was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild. In the 1920s it began the practice of bottling the harvest at the estate itself, rather than shipping the wine to merchants for bottling elsewhere.
The Brown–Forman Corporation is an American-based company, one of the largest in the spirits and wine business. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several very well known brands throughout the world, including Jack Daniel's, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Herradura, Korbel, and Chambord. Brown–Forman formerly owned Southern Comfort and Tuaca before selling them off in 2016.
Seña wine was established as a collaborative venture in Chile between Viña Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi. Since 2005 Seña is owned 100% by the Chadwick family, proprietors of Errázuriz, and is the personal project of Eduardo Chadwick. The vineyard has 42 hectares of cultivated vines, and had sales of 5,000 cases of wine in 2015. Since 2005 it is considered a company that participates in organic farming, through the biodynamic method.
Melchor de Santiago-Concha y Toro, known as Melchor Concha y Toro was a Chilean businessman, lawyer, and politician.
Founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, Bodegas Torres is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some 4 km from Vilafranca del Penedès, where the company has its head office. Torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the Denomination of Origin (DO) of Penedès and the largest winery in Spain.
Miguel Torres Chile is a Chilean winery that was founded in Curicó, in 1979, by the Spanish family company Miguel Torres. In its 230 hectares, the Viña Santa Digna vineyard cultivates the varieties Sauvignon blanc, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay and Cabernet sauvignon. To a lesser extent they also cultivate Pinot noir, which contributes to the cuvee of a brut sparkling wine.
Anakena is a privately owned winery based in the Alto Cachapoal area of the Rapel Valley of Chile. It produces a variety of styles. In September 2015 Anakena was bought by Accolade Wines for $30 million.
Domaine de Bargylus is a wine estate on the slopes of the Coastal Mountain Range in Syria. These mountains, known as Mount Bargylus in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, produced notable wines up until the rise of Islam. Domaine de Bargylus is managed by two brothers Karim and Sandro Saadé, with the assistance of renowned consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt. It has been cited by wine critic Jancis Robinson as "arguably the finest wine of the Eastern Mediterranean".
Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery is a subsidiary of Concha y Toro Winery and is the third largest exporter of bottled wine in Chile. Established in 1993, its name is a reference to its location in the Southern Cone of South America and a play on the word connoisseur. In 2015, it was the official wine of the Tour de France.
Mercian Corporation is a Tokyo-based operating unit of Kirin, primarily engaged in the production and retail of wine and other alcoholic beverages.
Kingston Family Vineyards is a Chilean winery located in the Casablanca Valley of Chile. Considered pioneers for growing red wine grapes in a valley known for whites, they have been called "one of the area’s most promising producers". The vineyard was founded in the early 1990s by the Kingston Family.
Lynfred Winery is a winery in Roselle, Illinois. It is the oldest, continuously operating family winery in Illinois.
Viña Errázuriz is a Chilean winery growing grapes in the Aconcagua, Casablanca and Curicó valleys. Chilean entrepreneur and politician Don Maximiano Errázuriz founded Viña Errázuriz in 1870, when he started growing the first wines in the Aconcagua valley. Eduardo Chadwick, of the fifth generation of the family, is president of Viña Errázuriz. In 2019 the company produced an approximate of 450,000 cases of wine per year, which it distributed to 78 countries. The main markets for the company are Europe, United States and Asia, which constituted 85% of the trade in its wine production.
Viña Vik is a winery, luxury hotel, and vineyard, located in the Millahue Valley, O'Higgins Region, in Chile. It was founded in 2006 by the Norwegian Alexander Vik and his wife Carrie Vik, after the acquisition of 4,300 hectares in the Cachapoal Valley. The winery produces five grape varieties: Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah, which it markets through its brands Vik, Milla Cala, La Piu Belle and La Piu Belle Rosé. Also, installations include the Pavilion restaurant. The vineyard is a combination of design, art, landscape and gastronomy.
Viña Tarapacá, formerly called Viña de Rojas y Viña Zavala, is a Chilean vineyard and winery, founded in Isla de Maipo by Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, in 1874. Since 2008, the winery has been part of the group called Viña San Pedro-Taparacá S.A., or VSPT Wine Group, a company that has a total of 4,254 hectares of cultivated vines, producing more than 16 million cases of wine per year, which its members sell in more than 80 markets on the all continents, constituting the second largest wine exporting conglomerate in Chile, and one of the 15 largest wine companies in the world. About this, Viña Tarapacá contributes with 611 hectares, and a production of 98,000 cases of wine per year, distributed in 50 countries.
Viña Viu Manent is a Chilean winery, founded in Santiago de Chile by the Catalan immigrant Miguel Viu García, and his sons Agustín and Miguel Viu Manent, in 1935, later established as a winery in 1966, after acquisition of San Carlos de Cunaco hacienda, in the Colchagua valley, O'Higgins Region. The company had 300 hectares of vines cultivated in 2017, between the haciendas of San Carlos, El Olivar and La Capilla, and projected, for that same year, sales of 250,000 cases per year, distributed in 50 countries. Its main grape varieties are Malbec, Syrah, Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier.
Viña Undurraga is a wines and sparkling wines producer, located in Talagante, Maipo Valley, 34 km from Santiago de Chile. It is one of the oldest wineries in the country, founded in 1885. The company has a total of 1,700 hectares of vineyards, distributed in the valleys of Maipo, Rapel, Leyda, and Maule; exports 75% of its wine production. In 2016 it projected annual sales of 1.5 million cases of wine.
Olivia Sofía de Santiago Concha y Valdés, 4th Marchioness of Casa Concha, 4th Marchioness of Rocafuerte was a Chilean noblewoman.
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