Chile celebrates its Independence Day on September 18 and throughout the week, one of its main products is wine. The ambassador of sophisticated exports and increasingly popular outside the country.

On the other hand, the last September 4 in Chile was celebrated the National Day of Chilean wine, a date that commemorates a letter signed in 1545 by the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia in which he asked King Charles V “vines and wines to evangelize Chile”.

In summary. 473 years later, the wine has become one of the best ambassadors of Chile abroad, in a country that has valleys that extend from north to south of its narrow geography, such as Aconcagua, Casablanca, Maipo, Elqui, Limiarí , Cachapoal, Colchagua, Curicó, Maule and Itata, among others.

Chile is the largest exporter of wines from the so-called New World countries, surpassing Australia, the United States or Argentina, according to the information handled by the Wine Association of Chile.

The most consumed wines and that have been the traditional brand of the country are the Carmenere and the Cabernet Sauvignon, the new tendencies aim to find new flavors, with wines grown at the foot of the Cordillera or on the coast of the Pacific cold.

Chile has also been able to recover old vines and return to traditional production methods: the so-called author’s wines are increasingly being touted, with productions ranging from 500 to 2,000 bottles and not found in supermarkets, but rather They have their own fair. Organic wines, biodynamic or sustainable production, one of the big stakes in the production of the country, also gain ground.

During the week of national holidays, Chileans recognize a product that is already part of their identity. More than 80 vineyards, routes, valleys and associations, celebrate activities for the whole family, all designed around a good glass of wine !.

Viva Chile this September 18.
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