A brave New World wine
With six centuries of wine culture in its past, Chile today offers some of the best fine wines in the world
Chile is a viticultural paradise. Its diverse regional climates bring you from the equator to the Antarctic. Its sandy soil is high in iron, and the Andes mountains offer natural protection from phylloxera.
When Spanish missionaries and conquistadors arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, they began planting grapes. The exact species of vines they planted is the subject of controversy, but it is believed that the majority were long-lost Spanish varieties, such ...