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The VIK winery is one of the most important wine projects in the world at this time. With major foreign investment and innovative vineyard techniques, they will attempt nothing short of making Chile’s first 100-point wine. On a plot of 4,300 hectares - where modernity and the latest technology are fused with the oldest traditions of oenology - an A-team of winemakers is working diligently to produce Chile's top wine.

Only with Santiago Adventures will you be one of the first to know VIK and experience the excitement of watching a world class wine being born. Hear first hand from the winemakers about their passion for this project, taste the first year vintage with them from the barrel and spend the night in their exclusive guest house overlooking the magnificent property.

Under the direction of Chilean-French wine maker Patrick Valette the VIK team performed an extensive analysis of no less than 6,000 soil samples identifying 12 distinct terroirs within six different valleys on their property. Each varietal will be grafted to one of six rootstocks and planted at a density of 7,000 plants per hectare. At double the normal vineyard density in Chile it was necessary to import special machinery to manage the vineyards.

 

Arrival and Visting the Vineyards - Our tour begins with a late morning departure from your hotel in Santiago to arrive at the Vik property in the Cachapoal Valley by mid day.

Upon arrival, you will be met by the winery lodge host to plan the afternoon activities visiting the vineyard property by bike, horseback or 4x4. After a tour through the vineyards you'll sit down to a picnic lunch with a fantastic view over the VIK estate.

Wine tasting - After your visit to the vineyards you will arrive to the modern yet small winery. The real winery is still on the drawing board and for now, as the project is still in the early stages, the improvised barrel cellar is where the select 2009 vintage is ageing under careful watch. It is here that you will make a barrel tasting of the the first VIK wines. This wine represents four years of hard work building a a new vineyard in Chile and you'll be one of the first to try this soon to be famous Chilean wine.

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