Aconcagua Wine Region Guide

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Last updated: November 4, 2024

Introduction

Named after the highest peak of the Andes, Chile has few landscapes as majestic as the verdant Aconcagua Valley. First planted to vines in the 19th century, the region was developed by  Don Maximiano Errazuriz – a true Chilean pioneer. At the time, naysayers insisted that local conditions were too hot and dry for quality viticulture and that Aconcagua could never rival more established terroirs found within the Central Valley. But they were wrong. Today, some of Chile’s most expensive and prestigious labels are made in Aconcagua, including Seña and Errazuriz Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have also shown great affinity for the soils of northwestern Chile, reaching an apogee in the Casablanca and San Antonio valleys. In truth, few varieties cannot succeed here, not least because Aconcagua is full of passionate and incredibly ambitious winemakers. They bring new meaning to the phrase “the sky’s the limit.

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