translated from Spanish: Aconcagua vintage focus the best wines from the Valley and will coincide with the return of the train of memory from Santiago

The best wines of the Aconcagua Valley, awarded in Chile and abroad, can be tasted by attendees at the Panquehue harvest festival, which will take place this Saturday 6 of April.
The event organized by the Association of winemakers of Aconcagua will develop in a unique environment, surrounded by the beautiful natural landscapes and the pure air of the springs of Panquehue, located in the commune of the same name in the province of San Felipe distant to little more than one hour from Santiago, by Ruta 5 norte or Los Libertadores highway.
It is a picture for the whole family, since in one place you will find stands of typical Chilean food, games and traditional tread of grape and artistic shows.
General admission will cost $3,000 for an activity that will extend from noon to 20:00 approximately.
Wine tourism in the Aconcagua Aconcagua wine growers association was founded in 2016 with the Mission of promoting wine tourism in the Valley of Aconcagua, the last of the transverse valleys of Chile and is separated from the Central Valley, which concentrates the largest number of vineyards Chilean; so the area is extraordinary and unique features for the production of wines.
This identity and distinctiveness is responsible for a side at the height of the plantations, coming up to 1,600 metres in the Andes, becoming one of the highest in Latin America and around the world.
The climate, which is characterized by warm days that allow a good ripening of tannins and accumulation of sugar and cool nights that help preserve the aromas and save on the other hand, acidity it, making wines from Aconcagua in a balanced product mature but fresh.
Important in addition to the micro-climate and terroir, is the diversity of vineyards in the area, which are grouped in the Association of winemakers of Aconcagua. In it we can find small and large, family vineyards with wine production of author, modern and other well-founded even in 1880, still using the old methods of wine production, so the diversity is assured for the lovers of the wine that visiting the area.
The Association San Esteban (In Situ), brings together prominent wineries El Escorial, Sánchez de Loria, Peumayen, Narbona Wines, Flaherty Wines and Von Siebenthal.
In addition, the Aconcagua Valley offers mountain tourism with facilities of the ski resort of Portillo, the lagoon of the Inca, the wine train; but, in addition, rural tourism, Chilean cuisine and production of local sausages, among other attractions… and all, just one hour from Santiago, therefore becomes an excellent overview and a great alternative to discover parallel to the central coast of the fifth region tourism.
Train returns to Aconcagua following 25 years of the Harvest Festival coincides with a new destination will incorporate the train of memory this Saturday, April 6, when the traditional railway route to the feast of the harvest of Panquehue, in the Valley of the Aconcagua. The initiative organized by EFE and the Corporation of the heritage railway, in partnership with the Association of winemakers of Aconcagua.
In this way, the tourist service will re-circulate in the area of Llay Llay, commune that will celebrate its anniversary number 144 with the arrival of the train, after nearly 25 years without passengers railway activity.
During the trip, the train will pass through the wetland of Batuco and the mountain chain of the Santiago basin and on board there will be folk music and two tastings of the best wines of the area.
The return from the harvest festival will be at 17:15 hours to continue at 18:00 on the train destination Santiago, which estimates arrive at Central last season 9 in the evening.

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