Viña Matetic

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]

Viña Matetic
Location	Rosario Valley, Chile
Founded	1999 (24–25 years ago)
Key people	Founder: Jorge Matetić Celtinja
Acres cultivated	376
Cases/yr	44,000
Known for	Matetic, Corralillo, EQ
Website	matetic.com toursandbooking.matetic.com

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. El turismo entre viñedos, una oferta cada vez con más adeptos en Chile. Agencia EFE, 27 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
3. 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.