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The Wines:
Cabernet Sauvignon
With a deep ruby red color, ripe berry aromas and
intensely fruity character, this medium bodied Cabernet Sauvignon will delight
with its smooth, velvety and well structured tannins. Delicious when served
with lasagna, beef casseroles or spicy food. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served at room temperature.
Sauvignon Blanc
A crisp, mouth-watering Sauvignon Blanc with refreshing tropical and citrus
fruit flavors and a clean well balanced finish. Delicious when served as an aperitif
or with creamy pasta or grilled fish. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served lightly chilled.
Pinot Noir
An elegant red displaying the typical varietal aromas of
Pinot Noir with layers of ripe red fruit flavors. It's soft and fresh on the
palate with a long lingering finish; delicious when served with roast chicken
or seafood. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served at room temperature.
Chardonnay A luscious Chardonnay with a golden yellow color, full of ripe peach, melon
and pineapple fruit aromas followed by soft creamy notes on the finish.
Delicious when served as an aperitif or with fresh fish or seafood. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served
chilled.
Merlot
Deep and bright ruby red color, displays black
pepper and ripe red fruit aromas; soft and well balanced in the mouth shows the
typical spicy character of the variety. Ideal when served with pastas, roasted
turkey and spicy food. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served at room temperature.
Malbec
A medium bodied and soft Malbec will delight with plums, leather and chocolate overtones. With well-balanced acidity it provides a juicy and easy drinking red wine. This vegan friendly wine is produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. Best served at room temperature.
The Vineyards:
The Benefit Wines offered - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc are imported from LaFortuna Vineyards in Lontue Valley, Chile.
LaFortuna Vineyards: In 1918, Mr. Modesto Guell Coll arrived in Chile from Tarragona Spain.
He came to Chile following the steps of his ancestors, all of
them dedicated to the land and to wine making.
His commercial ability allowed him to buy his first property at the
Penon farm, located 15 km south from Santiago, now known as the Great Santiago.
In 1942 Don Modesto Guell sold El Penon and with a great commercial
vision, he purchased La Fortuna farm located 200 km south of
Santiago. He planted the property with fine grapevines such as Cabernet
Sauvignon, Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc.
During this time, Don Modesto's son, Daniel Guell Galofre joined his
father and helped him to continue the family tradition, producing better
wines each time. Anticipating market demands, Daniel planted
different kinds of grape varieties, and he put all his effort into
improving the harvest system and the quality of the fruit which was sold mainly in bulk to the big
wineries.
Once again the Guell's vision took them to loftier accomplishments. In the late
forties the current cellar was built consisting of 16 cement vats holding
55,000 liters each, 80 oak casks with 30,000 liters of capacity each,
45 stainless steel tanks with 1,200,000 liters and one automatic
bottling line of 2,000 bottles per hour.
The La Fortuna brand has been in the market since 1950.
Nowadays the third Guell generation, headed by Don Daniel Guell Galofre
and his son Luis Daniel Guell Borlando, maintain the tradition of
producing wines with the same dedication and passion as their
predecessors. The old cellar, located in the Maule Region of Lontue Valley, has turned
into a modern one, replacing parts of the old concrete and oak
vats into stainless steel tanks. Modern equipment such as pneumatic
presses, cooling systems and all the necessary infrastructure to
produce the high quality wines that the international markets demands has been introduced.
Taking advantage of the excellent sanitary conditions of Chile, and
maintaining the old traditions in land cultivation, La Fortuna has
transformed into one of the most important players in the organic wine production in all of Chile.
La Fortuna maintains the following certifications:
Clean Prduction Certified - HACCP
Certified Organic - IMO-Swiss CertificateFair Trade Certified- FLO-CERT Germany Certificate
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