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Chile Wine Video Guide: Discover the wine regions of Chile

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Discover Chilean wine through our Chile Wine Video Guide. Meet the winemakers and tour the wine regions with us in our regional videos from Chile as Amanda Barnes interviews winemakers across the country.

 

Northern Chile: Limari & Elqui
Aconcagua
Coastal Chile: Casablanca & San Antonio
Maipo
Colchagua & Cachapoal
Southern Chile: Maule & Itata

 

 

Wine video guide to Elqui & Limari

All about Limari wine region with winemaker Felipe Müller

Felipe Müller, winemaker at Viña Tabalí, talks about their special Talinay vineyard and why it is the mecca for Pinot Noir in Chile. Amanda Barnes interviews Felipe on the terroir of Limari, but also in particular the unique discover of Tabali’s Talinay vineyard and their journey with Pinot Noir in particular.

 

High altitude Elqui: The distinctive terroir of Viñedos de Alcohuaz with winemaker Marcelo Retamal

Learn about the high altitude mountain terroir of Elqui with winemaker Marcelo Retamal. Reta talks about the distinctive terroir of Viñedos de Alcohuaz and how the altitude, soil type and winemaking impact the profile of the wines.

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Winemaker Gabriel Mustakis talks about the terroir in Cachapoal Andes
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Exploring Cachapoal Andes with winemaker Altair Gabriel Mustakis

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

Cachapoal Andes is the mountainous region of Cachapoal where the prized vineyards of Altaïr and Cabo de Hornos are located. Winemaker Gabriel Mustakis shares his insight into the terroir here, talking us through the climate, soils and growing conditions for his Cabernet Sauvignon and other red Bordeaux grape varieties.

We learn why Cachapoal Andes has helped to develop two of the most iconic wines of Chile within one vineyard, but with very different concepts.

 

Exploring Altair winery & Cachapoal Andes terroir with winemaker Gabriel Mustakis

 

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Night harvesting at VIK winery in Cachapoal with Cristian Vallejo
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Night harvest at VIK with winemaker Cristian Vallejo

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Ever seen a winery harvesting grapes in the middle of the night? In this interview, winemaker Cristian Vallejo talks about why VIK winery in Cachapoal has decided to harvest at night.

 

 

To read more about VIK and other wineries in Chile, visit our Chile winery guide

 

Interview with Cristian Vallejo on the reasons why they’ve decided to harvest at midnight

Cristian, why are we in a vineyard at midnight?

Our holistic philosophy makes us think about nature, and about being sustainable. When you harvest at midnight in Chile, the temperature is around 8-10 degrees Celsius, so grapes arrive in the winery at that temperature. This means that they’ll be taken to the tanks at that temperature and won’t have to undergo a cold maceration. Also, when the grapes are cold they are much better in quality.

So the reasons behind harvesting at midnight are related to quality and to being sustainable and respectful of nature, which is very important for the family and for our work philosophy.

What time do you harvest in the evening? We started at 11 pm, how long will they be harvesting through?

People arrive at the field at 11 pm and will be harvesting until 6 am. The grapes arrive at the winery between 1 am and 9 am and we crush them until 11 am, which means that when the grapes are taken to the tanks they are still at 8-10 degrees Celsius.

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