Chilean Red Wine

Chilean Red Wine
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Chilean wines like other New World Wine regions has only really made an impact on exporting its wine in that last 10 years, however Chilean wine has a long history of winemaking dating right back to the 16th century when the first lot of vines where brought over by the Spanish conquistadors. In the 18th century French wines like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon started to be introduced as Chilean Red Wines started to become more popular. From this the production and exportation of Chilean red wine started to increase and with this so did the quality. Chilean wine is today the fourth largest exporter of wine to native America.



The success of Chile's wines over the last 10years comes from the ideal climate and geography of the region. Chile is a long and thin country with the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the West. Because chile is so long, the north of Chile is heated from the deserts and mountains, and in the south Chile is exposed to an icy Antarctic climate. This means that the Chilean wine regions are smack in the middle of these varying climates to create the ideal grape ripening climate. Another great thing about Chilean wine is that there has been no outbreak of Phylloxera louse so that the vines do not need to be grafted.



The main Chilean Reds Wine region is inland in Maipo. This is Chile's oldest wine region, as it benefits from the warmer temperatures. Here Chilean red wines are favoured with Cabernet Sauvignon said to be the best.

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