Our wines from Chile

It was Hernán Cortés who ordered the cultivation of vines in 1524 upon the conquest of Mexico . It gradually extended from Mexico southwards to reach Chile in 1555. During the first 3 centuries of colonization, only país, a characterless and very productive black grape variety, was cultivated in Chile. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that noble varieties were introduced: mainly cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. Twenty years later, winemaking was modernized under the leadership of wealthy owners and French experts who were forced into unemployment by phylloxera in Europe.