Gold in Singapur for Vineyards Sol de Chile

Vineyards Sun of Chile are a company that follows the tradition of the wine of Chile, of a centennial history, and that emphasizes its production with the use of technology of end in its warehouse and vineyards of Villa Alegre, in the Valley of the Maule.

Sun of Chile is a Andes Wine created in the Valley of the Maule.

The company received by its products the following prizes in the sample "for Wine Asia", made between the 10 and the 12 of November of 2005, in Singapur.

Medalla de Oro: Sol De Chile - Merlot - Reserva Chile 2004 - Red - Merlot
Medalla de Bronce: Sol De Chile - Reserva Chile 2004 - Red - Cabernet Sauvignon
Medalla al Mérito: Sol De Chile - Sauvignon Blanc Chile 2005 - White - Sauvignon Blanc

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Andes Wine History

In the year 1554 the priest Francisco de Carabante introduced the culturing of the grapevine in the south cone of Latin America.

Later, the first vineyards were planted by Francisco de Aguirre (image right), who realized his your first vintage in 1551.

Francisco de Aguirre came to Chile with don Pedro de Valdivia in June, 1540, having taken part in the plunder of Rome in 1527.

He was the founder of the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, to the one that it named this way in honoring to the foundation done by Valdivia on the banks of the Mapocho River, of the Chilean capital.

It is necessary to emphasize that precisely in Santiago del Estero there were introduced also the first grapevines of this country, taken by the priest Cedrón for the same years.

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Andes Wine

Vitivinícola production of the zone of the Mountain range of The Andes, located between parallels 20 and 40 of South latitude in SudAmerican subcontinent, the Pacific Ocean to the West, and Argentine Pampas to the East.

One is wines of personaliad defined, marked by the climate and the mountain ground, with fort influences of winds of the Pacific Ocean.

These properties of terroir define a special characteristic in named products as Andes Wine.