Viña Tarapacá
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Viña Zavala (1892-1927)
| Viña Tarapacá | |
|---|---|
| Location | Isla de Maipo, Chile |
| Appellation | Maipo Valley |
| Formerly | Viña de Rojas (1874-1892) Viña Zavala (1892-1927) |
| Founded | 1874 (150–151 years ago) |
| Key people | Founder: Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca |
| Parent company | VSPT Wine Group (2008-act.) |
| Acres cultivated | 1510 |
| Cases/yr | 98,000 |
| Website | |
Viña Tarapacá, formerly called Viña de Rojas y Viña Zavala,[1] is a Chilean vineyard and winery, founded in Isla de Maipo by Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, in 1874. Since 2008, the winery has been part of the group called Viña San Pedro-Taparacá S.A., or VSPT Wine Group, a company that has a total of 4,254 hectares of cultivated vines, producing more than 16 million cases of wine per year, which its members sell in more than 80 markets on the all continents,[2] constituting the second largest wine exporting conglomerate in Chile, and one of the 15 largest wine companies in the world.[2] About this, Viña Tarapacá contributes with 611 hectares, and a production of 98,000 cases of wine per year, distributed in 50 countries.[1]
