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Transporting the harvest at Viu Manent.
(
Santiago de Chile (152km/95 miles).
harks back to an earlier era, except for the
wines. You'll find no sleepy bottled throw-
backs here—just Colchagua Valley's fin-
est, most up-to-date vintages.
L
$$$
Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza,
Plaza
de Armas 286, Santa Cruz (
&
56/72/209-
600;
www.hotelsantacruzplaza.cl). $$$
Casa Silva,
Hijuela Norte s/n, San Fernando
(
&
56/2/710-180;
www.casasilva.cl).
Viu Manent,
Av. Antonio Varas 2740,
Santiago (
&
56/2/379-0020;
www.viu
manent.cl).
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Viña Indómita
Operation Indómita
Casablanca, Chile
You work for the French Secret Service.
You have been sent on an urgent mission
to discover the high-tech underground lair
of a company intent on world wine domi-
nation. Intelligence and satellite imagery
have located the winery in the coastal
region of Casablanca in Chile. This is not
surprising—the valley is fast becoming the
heartland for some of the most prestigious
white wines to come out of South Amer-
ica. A Pacific breeze coupled with intense
afternoon sunshine is creating an army of
