Wineries in Colombia
Wine culture in Colombia is practically nonexistent and is related distinctly with uncommon occasions. There is a deception that the grape has its beginnings in the old mainland, anyway it is one of only a handful few all inclusive organic products. As ahead of schedule as the year 600 our native individuals of Tierradentro in Cauca knew and utilized wine as a stimulating and therapeutic beverage. Our grape assortment is known by the name of agraz or mountain grape (Vitis tiliifolia or Vitis Tilieafolia), it is additionally present in the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and the Caribbean. Wine from this grape assortment is just delivered by hand in a couple of zones.
The principal wine crops were set up in Urabá Chocoano on the banks of the Tanela River, in the main city established in mainland America, Santa María la Antigua del Darién; established by Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1510 and later demolished by the Indians in 1524.
Wine throughout the entire existence of humankind has been available in practically all societies, in the old mainland is the place where it has had an allegorical part for millennia, it has been and keeps on being a sound supplement to dinners. Because of the obliteration of wine creation in Colombia in the fourteenth century, this culture vanished from Colombian gastronomic propensities.
Since the center of the twentieth century, winemaking improvements have been occurring in Colombia with standard outcomes. This industry needs to complete genuinely eccentric missions to endure. The obstructions are huge. The greatest snag is the absence of state interest to propel the area with the bias that wine is burdened with liquor charge that makes inconceivable its utilization as a food supplement as it occurs in Europe. The wine business is available in most South American nations where Chile and Argentina have an overall presence and addresses a significant result of their economy.
Regardless of this dull past, wine in Colombia is entering to an ever increasing extent, helped by profession concurrences with Chile, Argentina and Spain, which permits admittance to better estimated wines, yet the idea of choosing wine by cost actually perseveres. A $15,000 pesos wine can be better compared to a $70,000 pesos wine. The Christmas and New Year occasions are drawing nearer, before very long we will reveal to you how to pick the best wine at the best cost. Here are three wineries that you can’t miss when visiting Colombia.
1. Viñedo Ain Karim
Ain Karim is a vineyard in the tropics, located at an altitude of 2100 meters above sea level, in a region chosen for having an ideal set of factors for growing wine, with a special microclimate, cool and bright days, average temperatures of 19ºC, intense sunlight and a pure and refreshing air that favors the thermal amplitude between day and night. Land with unique characteristics. Heavy soils, with high clay content, neutral pH, calcareous with presence of calcium carbonates and mineral components that allow to obtain vintages with personality, the combination of these factors and the complicity between climate and soil have contributed to obtain a quality grape that derives in wines with intense and distinctive colors, aromas and flavors.
Source: Viñedo Ain Karim Official Website
2. Viñedo Umaña Dajud
Located in Boyacá, more than 15 years ago they embarked on the adventure of producing quality wines in the high mountains of Colombia.
They are located in the historic valley of Saquenzipá, less than 8 kilometers from the main square of Villa de Leyva, Boyacá; where their vines have exceptional conditions of high luminosity, the highest in Colombia, a marked thermal amplitude between day and night and a clay soil that gives body and intensity to their wines.
There are very few vineyards above 2000 meters above sea level. The aroma of its wines, of an uncommon richness, is the result of this atypical characteristic of our land in the wine-growing world.
Its cellar combines the charm of artisanal winemaking with the rigorous use of modern production techniques. In its subway cellar, the wine is aged, refined and preserved in the best conditions of humidity, temperature and silence.
The result: a wine with character that proudly represents the unique characteristics of its terroir.
3. La Casa de Rhin
They are a Colombian company dedicated to the production and distribution of wines and spirits nationwide.
They have the presence of expert personnel, specialized in wine culture, who have reached the level of excellence in the production of wines and spirits, making them national leaders and one of the most representative brands of the country with more than 84 years on the industry, 30 million litters sold, 10000 distribution points and 40 million satisfied clients.
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