If you’re a lover of great-tasting wine offering fantastic value, Chile is a place you’ll love. Making 74% red wine and 26% white wine, Chile grows your favourite grape varietals. From Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, to Cabernet to Pinot Noir and amazing red blends!
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Certified Sustainable
83% of all wine exported from Chile are Certified Sustainable so you can feel good about the wine you’re drinking and the people and region you’re supporting. Geographic isolation and strict entry laws help to maintain healthy conditions and protect vineyards against pests and disease. Chile is the ideal place for sustainable wine growing and even dry farming. If you’re a wine geek, this is a very cool fact!
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If you’re looking for something truly special, discover the grape Carmenère. Originally from the Bordeaux region of France, and unfortunately destroyed by phylloxera (a vine-eating louse that has threatened many European grapevines). The grape made its way to Chile where it truly flourishes! Without finding a home in Chile, Carmenère would have otherwise gone extinct. A playful and wonderful red grape that was historically used in blends, Chile has given Carmenère a real personality. It’s a red wine that is enticing, floral, fruity and fresh.
Paradise
Chile spans three continents (South America, Oceania, and Antarctica), with 2,700 miles of coastline and 110 miles wide east to west. Located on the western edge of South America, Chile is an isolated paradise for grape growing. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Andes Mountains to the east, Patagonia ice fields to the south, and the Atacama desert to the north – it’s a truly wondrous and magical place making world-class wines.
Home to the world’s largest desert, 2900 volcanoes (500 that are active contributing to unique soils for grape growing) and snow & pure meltwater from the Andes, this place is truly ideal for making world-class wines that are complex, fresh and elegant.
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The illumination of the sun in Chile allows for grapes to grow to full fruit maturation. The Andes mountains and pacific ocean offer cool breezes to keep the grapes growing in comfortable cooler climate growing conditions. This sunlight and cool mediterranean climate gives the final wines freshness, structure and balance. Vines are also planted on higher altitude plots so they need to struggle to find pure water and grow supple and complex berries.
Carmenére
Carmenére is Chile’s Signature grape variety. A case of mistaken identity saved this grape from extinction. It was thought to be Merlot but further studies revealed it was Carmenére. A light-bodied wine, with juicy plum and black cherry coupled with unique savoury flavours of black pepper and baking spice.
Feature Image Credit: Wines of Chile
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