Viña Errázuriz

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Viña Errázuriz
LocationPanquehue, Chile
AppellationAconcagua Valley
Founded1870 (153–154 years ago)
Key people
Parent companyErrázuriz Wine Group
Cases/yr450,000
Websiteerrazuriz.com

Viña Errázuriz is a Chilean winery growing grapes in the Aconcagua, Casablanca and Curicó valleys. Chilean entrepreneur and politician Don Maximiano Errázuriz founded Viña Errázuriz in 1870,[1] when he started growing the first wines in the Aconcagua valley. Eduardo Chadwick, of the fifth generation of the family, is president of Viña Errázuriz. In 2019 the company produced an approximate of 450,000 cases of wine per year, which it distributed to 78 countries.[1] The main markets for the company are Europe, United States and Asia, which constituted 85% of the trade in its wine production.[2]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • National:
    • Vineyard of the year, in 2008, according to Association Wines of Chile.
  • International:
    • 5º most admired wine brand in the World, in 2017 and 2018, according to Drink International.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b As Chile’s wine industry evolves, these six heritage estates offer history in a glass. Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 17 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Salazar-Salvo, M. (7 December 2018). "La dinastía de los Chadwick: La rama familiar de izquierda". Interferencia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ The World's Most Admired Wine Brands 2017. Drinks International. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ The World's Most Admired Wine Brands 2018. The Octopus Group, 1 April 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.