According to the Drinks business,  The winery and hotel, set in a 4,300ha estate in the Millahue Valley in Colchagua province, has seen the hospitality side of the business dry up during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, chief winemaker Cristián Vallejo said his team have remained busy at the winery during what has been a “very different vintage”.

He said he has had to find new ways to work in order to carry out the necessary winemaking tasks while keeping the required distance between workers.

Like most of Chile, Vik experienced a hot year and harvested earlier than usual. Vallejo told db that harvest was three weeks earlier than normal and yields were 15% down on an average year. He said the decision to harvest earlier was a good one as it helped to retain the freshness, which he believes is a characteristic of Vik’s wines.

Read more at source: the Drinks business