| Consideration:
Inspired by the marvellous perspectives
of this sector today, and the considerable
public interest generated by wine-related
activities, a group of prominent figures
from the Maule Valley wine industry joined
forces with the Chilean Production Development
Corporation (CORFO) and the Chilean Wine
Corporation (CCV), to launch a project directed
at promoting wine and tourism in the region.
The Maule Valley lies in the most southerly
part of Chile's Central Valley and boasts
the country's largest area of vineyards.
With a long
wine-making tradition which dates back to
the times of the Spanish colonization, today
this region has over 30 thousand hectares
of vine plantations. As wine exports increased
in the mid-1980s, the activity of wine-growing
enjoyed considerable expansion and the process
of wine-making underwent some changes.
The growth
in the industry made it possible to introduce
new irrigation techniques, innovative technology
and a wider range of grape varieties of
European origin.
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