Chile: Chilean Wines

Chile Wine The first vintage in Chile was recorded back in 1551 when priests who swiftly followed the conquistadors south pressed grapes to make sacramental wines. Three centuries later, prosperous landowners sent their sons for education to Europe, notably to France, Spain and Italy, and then returned home with a taste for wine - and brought skilled European winemakers and architects with them. Today, Chile is regarded as a rising force in the world of wine and the Thirsty Traveler fully intends to show us why. Ole!