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Chilean winery
Viña Viu Manent
LocationCunaco, Chile
AppellationColchagua Valley
FormerlyViu Wines (1935-1966)
Founded1935 (89–90 years ago)
Key peopleFounders:
Miguel Viu García
Agustín Viu Manent
Miguel Viu Manent
Acres cultivated740
Cases/yr250,000
Websiteviumanent.cl

Viña Viu Manent is a Chilean winery, founded in Santiago de Chile by the Catalan immigrant Miguel Viu García, and his sons Agustín and Miguel Viu Manent, in 1935, later established as a winery in 1966, after acquisition of San Carlos de Cunaco hacienda, in the Colchagua valley, O'Higgins Region. The company had 300 hectares of vines cultivated in 2017, between the haciendas of San Carlos, El Olivar and La Capilla, and projected, for that same year, sales of 250,000 cases per year, distributed in 50 countries. Its main grape varieties are Malbec, Syrah, Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier.

Awards and honours

National:

  • Vineyard of the year, in 2017, according to the Chilean Wines Association.

International:

  • Best wine tourism center for visitors, in 2018, according to Drinks International.
  • Among the 60 best wineries in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, according to the World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wines and Spirits.

References

  1. ^ Viña Viu Manent alista construcción de hotel en 2018. El Mercurio, 21 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ Viu Manent we want to be 100 Colchagua and find a home for our white wines. The Drink Business, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ Viu Manent es elegida viña del año 2017. Infogate, 4 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. The Drinks Tourism Challenge: Awards. The Drinks International, 1 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. Participar en una vendimia atrae a los turistas en Chile. Diario La Nación de Costa Rica, 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. Viña Viu Manent es elegida el mejor centro de visitas del mundo. Ossom, 19 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. Mejores 100 sociedades vitivinícolas de 2008. World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wines and Spirits. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. Mejores 100 sociedades vitivinícolas de 2009. Asociación Mundial de Periodistas y Escritores de Vinos y Licores. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. Mejores 100 sociedades vitivinícolas de 2010. World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wines and Spirits. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. Mejores 100 sociedades vitivinícolas de 2011. World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wines and Spirits. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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