CHILEAN WINES
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Viña Casa Silva began in 1997 en pursuit of a long-held dream of sharing the family’s love and affection for its land in the Colchagua Valley in a bottle of wine. Emilio Bouchon was the first to arrive in Chile from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France, in 1892, and his family has been making wine there ever since. They were pioneers in the Colchagua Valley, although it was not until 1997 that Mario Pablo Silva, the oldest son of the fifth generation, and his father, Mario Silva, shared the dream of making wines under their own label. The latter had dedicated much of his life to recovering the old vineyards and wine cellar and had acquired a unique understanding of the terroir in the Colchagua Valley. His other sons Francisco, Gonzalo, and Raimundo joined soon thereafter and contributed to the development of Viña Casa Silva. And so began the new family winery and the process of modernizing all of the activities that took place within it. Today Viña Casa Silva is the most award-winning Chilean winery in the 21st century.
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De Gras is a range of premium quality modern wines crafted by Hernan Gras with selected grapes that are hand harvested at their optimum ripeness. The De Gras wines are easy to drink and have the distinctive MontGras seal. Round fruity reds with soft tannins and well integrated oak, along with bright crisp whites.
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The Colchagua Valley is Chile’s premium wine growing region. Conscious of the importance of the terrior in the production of ultra premium wines, MontGras was the first winery in Chile to plant on the plateau of a hill with a project known as Ninquen. The objective has been to produce grapes and wines of outstanding quality, introducing the latest planting techniques to the Chilean wine industry. In 2002, MontGras was voted as Best Chilean Wine Producer at the International Wine & Spirit Competition.
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Veramonte came to life in the late 1990s in Casablanca, a valley unheard of at that time within the wine industry. Today, Veramonte is a part of González Byass, a family company founded in 1835 that has maintained their values for five generations. Made in organic vineyards which are planted in some of Chile’s most renowned winemaking regions. Veramonte are dedicated to natural practices that focus on sustaining healthy soils, pure fruit and expressive wines.