Viña Viu Manent

Viña Viu Manent
LocationCunaco, Chile
AppellationColchagua Valley
FormerlyViu Wines (1935-1966)
Founded1935 (88–89 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,[1] between the haciendas of San Carlos, El Olivar and La Capilla,[2] and projected, for that same year, sales of 250,000 cases per year,[1] distributed in 50 countries.[3] Its main grape varieties are Malbec, Syrah, Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier.[2]

Awards and honours

National:

  • Vineyard of the year, in 2017, according to the Chilean Wines Association.[1][3]

International:

  • Best wine tourism center for visitors, in 2018, according to Drinks International.[4][5][6]
  • Among the 60 best wineries in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, according to the World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wines and Spirits.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Viña Viu Manent alista construcción de hotel en 2018. El Mercurio, 21 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.