Wine of Chile
Errazuriz Winery, approximately 60 miles north of Santiago, Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Chilean Wine - Chile's natural boundaries (Pacific Ocean, Andes Mountain, Atacama Desert to the north and Antarctica to the south) has left it relatively isolated from other parts of the world and has served to be beneficial in keeping diseases out.
The region has a long viticultural history for a New World wine region dating to the 16th century when the Spanish conquistadores brought Vitis vinifera vines along with as they colonized the region. In the mid-18th century, French wine varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot were introduced. In the early 1980s, a renaissance began with the introduction of stainless steel fermentation tanks and the use of oak barrels for aging. Wine exports grew very quickly as quality wine production increased. The number of wineries has grown from 12 in 1995 to over 70 in 2005. Chile is now the fourth largest exporter of wines to the United States. The climate has been described as midway between that of California and France. The most common grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère. So far Chile has remained free of phylloxera louse which means that the country's grapevines do not need to be grafted.
Chile is a long, narrow country that is geographically and climatically dominated by the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile's vineyards are found along an 800 mile stretch of land from Atacama Region to the Bio-Bio Region in the south. The climate is varied with the northern regions being very hot and dry compared to the cooler, wetter regions in the south. In the Valle Central around Santiago, the climate is dry with an average of 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain and little to risk of springtime frost. The close proximately to the Andes help create a wide diurnal temperature variation between day and nighttime temperatures. This cool drop in temperature is vital in maintaining the grapes' acidity levels. (Wikipedia)
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Thad Roan - Bridgepix (53 months ago | reply)
Another view:
Thad Roan - Bridgepix (53 months ago | reply)
Another view:
James Neeley (53 months ago | reply)
Beautiful color. Nicely composed.
Vaeltaja (53 months ago | reply)
Amazing beautiful masterpiece.
Laveen Photography (aka cyclis451) (53 months ago | reply)
Looks like it needs a bit of aging. Looks a lot like California.
ri_capitolando (53 months ago | reply)
wow!!! great photo!!!!!
louis dallara (53 months ago | reply)
Awesome ! Lots of beautiful fruit I'll bet. Nectar of the gods ! :)
cath2pints (53 months ago | reply)
brilliant colour and capture, i love wine, maybe i should be called cath2bottles instead of 2pints lol ;-)
Captain Suresh (53 months ago | reply)
Excellent landscape image, very well captured. Excellent wide shot !
Anna.Andres (53 months ago | reply)
Superb
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Murfomurf (52 months ago | reply)
Great vineyard shot- so healthy and bright looking! Is it near Mt Aconcagua? Seen on Explore.
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Salva del Saz (52 months ago | reply)
Great view of these vineyards, ... love wine!
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Servicio Nacional de Turismo (12 months ago | reply)
Excellent picture! for more info check out our website here: chile.travel