Viña Matetic

Viña Matetic
LocationRosario Valley, Chile
Founded1999 (26–27 years ago)
Key peopleFounder:
Jorge Matetić Celtinja
Area cultivated376
Cases/yr44,000
Known forMatetic, Corralillo, EQ
Website

Viña Matetic is a Chilean vineyard and winery, founded in the Rosario Valley, Valparaíso Region, in 1999, by the fourth generation descendants of Jorge Matetić Celtinja, a Croatian immigrant who arrived in Punta Arenas in 1892. He is considered a pioneer in the country in the adoption of Syrah in cold climatic conditions,[1] and currently, the vineyard highlight for inclusion of ecological agriculture, through the concept of biodynamic agriculture.[2] In 2018, Matetic had 152 hectares of cultivated vine, and annual sales of 44,000 cases of wine.[3] Participant of wine tourism, the company has a restaurant and a boutique hotel, which received a total of 21,000 visitors in 2017.[3]

Awards and honours

National:

  • Best vineyard restaurant, for Equilibrio restaurant, in 2017, according to the Chilean Wine Lovers Club.[2]

International:

  • Among the 100 best wineries of the year, in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014, according to Wine & Spirits magazine.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ El syrah busca su destino. El Mercurio, 16 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 El turismo entre viñedos, una oferta cada vez con más adeptos en Chile. Agencia EFE, 27 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Viña Matetic refuerza su estrategia en Asia y sube sus ventas en el mercado chileno. El Mercurio, 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ↑ The Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries of 2011. The Wine & Spirits Magazine, 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ The Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries of 2012. The Wine & Spirits Magazine, 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ The Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries of 2014. The Wine & Spirits Magazine, 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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