Curico Valley

Part of the Central Valley located approximately 200 kilometers South of Santiago.

It is characterised by a vast diversity of grown grape varieties – since 1800 this regions  has produced over 30 grape varieties, and wine production, beside horse breeding is the main occupation of its inhabitants.

Contemporary wine making history in Curico Valley began in 1970 when the Spanish producer Miguel Torres began his activity in the New World and set up a wave of foreign investment in Chile.

Currico Valley is currently one if the most significant wine making regions is Chile, many established producers have their vineyars here. This region os frequently referred to as the „heart of Chilean viticulture ”. One of its main features is large risk of frost making it the perfect are for growing white wines – mostly Sauvignon Bland. Owing to the long vegetation perios, red wines from the Curico Valley (Cabernet, Carmenere, Syrah) gain elegance and a disctively fruity aroma. Grounds of the Curico Valley are sheltered from the ocean by a mountaineous coasline, with soils mostly consisting of sand and clay. Prevailing Mediterrainian climate.

VIÑA RALCO

Viña Ralco is the story of a multigenerational family composed of grandparents, children, grandchildren and cousins. It all began when Ramon Achurra Larrain met Rosa Vial and they started a new life together by joining the two families and two households into one.

For many generations this family has been closely related to nature and the ground that surrounded their estate. From this closeness to nature and specific climate and terrain on which the vineyard is situated came the strength of Viña Ralco – it is grounded in the production of perfect quality grapes for producing numerous varieties of wine.

The vineyard is located within the distance of 80 km from the coast of the Pacific and 60 km from the Ande Mountains. The proximity of the ocean and prevailing mountainous climate results in high fluctuations of temperature between day and night which helps to maintain high grape quality. Temperature changes also positively influence the richness of aroma in wines.

Viña Ralco are closely related with Viña Requingua and therefore all grapes are crushed and processed in Viña Requingua.

The owner of  Viña Requingua is Ramon Achurra's brother who is also a part of the wonderful history of Viña Ralco.

Currico Valley is also known for large-scale horse-breedeing. When the Spanish Conquistadors conquered South America, they were accompanied by a large number of horses, an animal unknown to the natives (back then the natives considered the horse and rider to constitute one creature). The position of horses in the history of the valley found its reflection in Viña Ralco labels.