Casablanca Valley, despite being relatively new to the global wine scene, is Chile’s most famous wine region with production beginning as late as the mid-1980s. It is situated on the coastal plain between Santiago and Valparaiso. Casablanca Valley boasts a large number of wineries using some of the latest technologies in wine making. Despite its late start wine production, Casablanca Valley has gained recognition in particular for the white wine production of splendid crisp Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. It also boasts productions of stunning reds such as Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah. It’s one of the cooler wine regions in Chile, with a Mediterranean climate similar to California’s Los Carneros AVA, which includes parts of Sonoma and Napa counties. Cool misty nights and hot days provides excellent growing conditions.