The Casablanca Valley lies at 33° South, North East of Santiago and just inland from Valparaiso. The Valley is surrounded by Chile’s Coastal Mountain Range and is mainly between 20 and 35 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean.


The Valley is relatively low, a maximum of 500 metres above sea level, so the cooling influence of the cold coastal waters is very apparent.


The Valley benefits from the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean, which is magnified by the cold Humboldt Current creating perfect conditions for making elegant, balanced wines. The Coastal Mountain range too influences the climate and controls the wind patterns, helping viticulture. During the growing season heavy fogs roll in from the sea at night and leave again during the afternoon, this too protects the vines from the hot sun. Low lying vineyards have the most hours of fog and are even more exposed to the cooling coastal breezes that cool the Casablanca valley.


The soils have low to medium fertility, are alluvial and vary enormously from sandy loam to heavy clay. Some areas of the valley floor have black clay soils while the slopes consist of decomposed granite. All these soils encourage the vines to work hard and struggle to produce concentrated crops.


All these conditions combine to make the Casablanca Valley one of Chile’s premier cool climate regions and as a consequence it is mainly planted with Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.