The company was founded in 1998 after Aldo Olivier Gramola realised the potential for producing superb wines in this seem-arid valley. Aldo settled with his family in the Elqui Valley in 1951 and has been producing grapes and wine there since 1975. The Falernia project was born after he met Giorgio Flessati, an enologist working in the Trentino region of northern Italy. This is an innovative venture given that Viña Falernia is Chile’s most northerly wine estate, a considerable distance from the country’s main wine-growing areas. The driving force has been a passion for the wine and the challenge of transforming a tract of desert into a green vineyard with enormous potential for producing premium wines, availing ourselves of the latest technology, the support of agronomist from Chile universities and of world renowned enologists.
Wines from Viña Falernia Winery
- Viña Falernia Syrah Reserva
2004 Rated 3/5
- 2006 Falernia Syrah Reserva
2006 Coquimbo Rated 3/5
- Vina Falernia Syrah Reserva Elqui Vina Falernia
2005 Coquimbo Rated 3.5/5
- Falernia Carmenere Syrah Reserva
2006 Chile Rated 3/5
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| VINA FALERNIA Pedro Ximénez Elquí Valley Reserva 2008 $9 (Wine ... A Chilean white with almond and floral notes. |
