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Chilean wine production dates back to the 1500s, when Spanish conquistadors brought vines with them while colonizing the region. French vines were introduced to the region three centuries later. Because the country was an ocean away from the phylloxera plague that destroyed vines in France and the rest of Europe, the country remains one of the few places in the world where French varietals are grown on their own rootstock; nearly everywhere else they are grafted onto disease-resistant rootstock from another type of vine. Over the past 30 years, Chilean wine production has taken off and the country is now the fifth largest exporter of wines in the world. Most of its production comes from an 800 mile stretch of land near the geographical center of this long, north-to-south country positioned between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes Mountains to the east. Valle Central, Chile's most famous growing region, is located in the heart of that 800 mile stretch. The most common grapes used in Chilean wine are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenère, which has become the country’s signature red wine grape. |
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Gato Negro Cabernet Merlot
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #70992Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Cabernet Merlot, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #71475Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Cabernet Sauvignon, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Carmenère
2011 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #67945Purchase 2011 Gato Negro Carmenere, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Carmenère
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #73911Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Carmenere, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Chardonnay
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #70277Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Chardonnay, a white wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Merlot
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #72609Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Merlot, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Sauvignon Blanc
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #70057Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Sauvignon Blanc, a white wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Gato Negro Shiraz
2012 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #73143Purchase 2012 Gato Negro Shiraz, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More -
Rex Goliath Cabernet Sauvignon
1.5 L.
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Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Malbec
2010 / 1.5 L.
Chile | Valle CentralItem #66491Purchase 2010 Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Malbec, a red wine from Valle Central in Chile, at WineDeals.com Learn More




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