Expanding
the
Frontiers
of Wine

We sat down with Sebastián Rodríguez, winemaker for Chile’s Casillero del Diablo, to find out what it’s like to make wine for one of the world’s most powerful wine brands.

The wine industry refers to Chile as a New World producer – its grapes came from the European motherland and Spanish conquistadors. But does 500 years of viticulture really make it new — or old?

Every wine region was built by a handful of pivotal brands; brands that proved game-changers of their country’s wine history, production, and international reputation. But how many countries can claim the fable of a supernatural partnership as the key to its greatest brand’s success?

The longest and thinnest country on the planet, Chile continues expanding the frontiers of its wine production. Explorations into its furthest corners are led by the country’s innovators; intrepid wine brands like Casillero del Diablo who constantly seek to uncover new terroirs.

Occupying a thin band of land on South America’s Western coast, Chile’s unique topography lends itself to wine production. And not just a few grapes; there’s a micro-climate for just about every variety to thrive in.

The wine industry categorizes Chile as a New World producer, yet the country’s winemaking history reaches back to the 1500s. Granted, it was the Spanish Missionaries who brought grapes from the motherland to South America.