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Casas del Bosque is located on 500 acres in the Casablanca Valley, renowned for its white varietals, and also has vineyards in the warmer Rapel Valley, where red varietals thrive. The winery has been in existence since 1993 when the owner, Juan Cuneo Solari, a leading Chilean businessman, decided to invest aggressively to achieve his vision of directly producing the best quality wines. His passion is the pursuit of excellence, and his motto is "calidad en vez de cuantidad", or "quality over quantity." Today, the winery is succeeding at this mission, producing about 80,000 cases per year, and has won awards in Chile, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Belgium.

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Casanueva Winery and Vineyards is located in the Itata Valley, in south-central Chile. This vineyard finds its inspiration in the arts, combining innovative flair in the wine-making process with owner Patricio Casanueva's extraordinary imagination, vision, and love of painting. The stunning austral environment provides an idyllic setting, with streches of valley floors, the ever-present Andes, two beautiful rivers (Itata and Bio-Bio) and colorful history. Wine has been made for over 400 years in these lands, which border the region of the venerable indigenous Mapuche, who fiercely and successfully maintained their independence from both the Inca and the Spanish. (Of note is that Patricio Casanueva's lands border a hacienda that belongs to Eduardo's aunt; they swam as children in a tributary to the Itata.)



Viña Siegel is located in the splendid Colchagua Valley, one of the best terroirs in Chile. Located in the heartland of the Chilean wine-making region, between 34 and 35 degrees, this valley is home to many of the most celebrated wineries of Chile, such as Lapostolle and Montes. This is such wonderful wine-making country that it has the added appeal of the "Wine Route" (La Routa del Vino), with excellent hotels in the charming provincial town of Santa Cruz, a soon-to-be-restored steam railway, and direct access to the wineries.

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During the 90's, businessman Ricardo Bezanilla ventured in the world of vineyards, by planting his first Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grapevines in La Macarena, in Codehua, Alto Cachapoal area. Given that the plantations were on soils of mountainous alluvial origin, it was difficult to think they would survive. Never the less, the thermic oscillation between day and night and the winds origined in mountain storms imprinted unique characteristics to the grapes. This is how with the aim of expressing the terroir of the Alto del Cahapoal Valley, Lagar de Bezana was born.

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