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South American Wine - Wines from South America

Wineries in South America can be found by clicking on a region in the South America wine regions map.
Over 600 South American wineries are integrated into our winery directory, and many wines
are available direct from the winery or from wine merchants.

You can buy South American wine online from many South American wineries or from participating wine merchants.
When you see a list of wineries, note the shopping cart icon as this indicates that you can buy this wine online.
Also included on the search results page are other links about South America wine.

South America Wineries can be found by clicking on a region in this South America wine regions map

Wine and winemaking in South America has a longer history than anywhere else in the New World. In the mid 1500’s, Jesuit missionaries brought viticulture to South America. This introduction began in Chile and continued to Argentina. The wine producing nations of South America are making progress to improve the quality of their wines. While Chilean wines are better known on the foreign market, Argentina is increasing the quality of its wines and is making a global impact. As well as these two countries, there is also a small amount of wine coming out of Uruguay.

Argentina is one of the world’s largest wine-producing countries. The Climate of Argentina is similar to the Andes and it is this similarity that supports the Argentinean wine industry. Argentina is mainly an arid landscape that profits from irrigating waters off the mountains. Argentina’s warmer inland region encourages vine growth down the entire length of the country. In the north, the vineyards lie at the same latitude as Morocco; and in the south, vineyards share latitude with New Zealand. One of the vital aspects to growing quality wine grapes here is altitude, with vineyards planted at 2,000 and 3,000 feet to take advantage of the cooler temperatures. Argentine wines are made from grapes such as traditional Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and also varieties like Tempranillo, Bonarda, Barbera, Torrontés and Malbec.

Chile has a wonderful climate for growing healthy wine grapes. Located, west of the Andes, Chile's climate varies from the heat of the arid, rocky, mountainous desert to the north and the icy, cold, Antarctic expanse in the south. Chile’s vineyards flourish in the warm, fertile valleys that are positioned between the two areas. Viticulture has been established in Chile for centuries and there are a wide selection of global wine varieties planted, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and many more. Many of the wine grapes that were believed to be Merlot have recently been determined to be Carmenère, which is a scarcely planted variety of Bordeaux.

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