Aconcagua Region

100 kilometres north of Santiago de Chile, the Aconcagua valley extends between the slopes of the Andes and the Pacific. The Aconcagua river is named after a mountain rising an astonishing 7000 metres: the Andes giant Aconcagua is the highest mountain on the American continent. The winegrowing area is in proximity to the river, which delivers fresh glacier water and mineral-rich sludge from the Andes peaks. Here the climate has very characteristic features: In the course of the day the dry land is heated up. The hot air in the East rises quickly and draws in cool air from the Pacific. The process is reversed when the land cools down in the evenings. The daily breezes alleviate the high temperatures and reduce the risk of grapevine diseases.