Chile

• world’s 5th largest wine exporter and and 9th world’s largest wine producer
• recognized as the premier producer of South American wines
• primarily a red wine country: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon; now Chile is able to produce complex and finer wine;
• tends to now focus on quality rather than quantity
• has european and north american producers investing in Chile
• white wine: chardonnay, sauvignon blanc (sauvignonasse)
• The North (Aconagua and Casablanca Valley) – Known to be the best region to grow Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
• The Central valley (Maipo, Rapel, Curico and Maule Valley)
• The South Region (Itata and Bio bio Valley)