A tour of Chile’s Vik winery

Vik acreage features Carmenere, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah grapes.

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June 10, 2015 10:36 AM PT

Vik, a new winery in Chile’s central valley, dazzles with its scenery, its vintages, its architect-designed building and it’s brand new cafe

Designed by internationally-recognized architect Smiljan Radic, a Chilean, Vik’s winery combines the retro and the futuristic. This boulder-studded water plaza cools the warehouse area below.

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Radic’s winery building is airy and modern, allowing visitors to never lose sight of the mountains that surround the area. In the distance is the recently opened Pavilion Cafe.

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The vats, where Vik’s blended reds are fermented.

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Situated under the water plaza is the temperature-controlled warehouse where Vik wines are aged in specially crafted oak casks.

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