Argentina has a history of wine making stretching back to 1557, when the first vine cuttings were imported during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The first vineyards were planted in Santiago del Estero, and northern Argentina continues to account for the majority of wine production as nearby Mendoza accounts for more than 60% of…
Chile has a history of wine production going back to the mid 16th century, when Spanish missionaries established vineyards of El País grapes.
Despite the fact that the indigenous people in the Americas made alcoholic beverages before European grapes were imported by the Conquistadors, the local vitis genus of grapes were never used to make wine. The first known attempt to grow vines for wine began in Hispaniola after Columbus’ second voyage in 1594. Since then, viticulture spread across the…
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