Alfasi

Chile has a long viticultural history for a New World wine region dating to the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadors brought Vitis vinifera vines with them to the region. In the mid-19th century, French wine varieties were introduced. In the early 1980s, stainless steel fermentation tanks and the use of oak barrels for aging began. Wine exports grew as quality wine production increased. Wineries grew rapidly from 1995 to 2005. Ch...