Viña Vik is a

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, located in the Millahue Valley,

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. It was founded in 2006 by the Norwegian Alexander Vik and his wife Carrie Vik, after the acquisition of 4,300 hectares in the Cachapoal Valley. The winery produces five grape varieties: Carmenère,

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, which it markets through its brands ''Vik'', ''Milla Cala'', ''La Piu Belle'' and ''La Piu Belle Rosé''. Also, installations include the ''Pavilion'' restaurant. The vineyard is a combination of design, art, landscape and gastronomy.Valle Central de Chile, el corazón del viñedo chileno
Revista Sobremesa, 14 March 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

Architecture and art

Regarding design, the architecture of the hotel and the winery was realized by renowned architects. The hotel in the vineyard, clad in

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, was designed by the Uruguayan architect

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, while the winery was designed by the chilean architectz

Smiljan Radic Smiljan Radic (born June 21, 1965, Santiago) is a Chilean architect of Croatian heritage.

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Loreto Lyon Loreto Lyon (born in Santiago in 1979) is a Chilean architect, academic, and co-curator of the Chilean pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. Education Lyon graduated with a degree in architecture from the Pontifical Catholic Uni ...

. Both buildings were completed in 2014 and were published in architectural magazines Plataforma Arquitectura,Bodega Viña VIK / Smiljan Radic
Plataforma Arquitectura, 28 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.Hotel VIK / Marcelo Daglio Arquitectos
Plataforma Arquitectura, 10 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020. and

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.VIK Hotel / Marcelo Daglio Arquitectos
ArchDaily, 15 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.The Winery at VIK / Smiljan Radic
ArchDaily, 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020. Inside, the hotel exhibit features artistic works by painters

Roberto Matta Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (; November 11, 1911 – November 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, also as Sebastián Matta or Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known Painting, painters and a seminal figure in 20th ...

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Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan h ...

Awards and honours

International: * ''Best vineyard experience'', in 2019, according to Wine Star Awards, by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.Viña Vik recibe Premio Wine Star 2019
Revista CAV, 26 November 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020. * 4º ''best vineyard in the world'' in 2022, and among the top ten in 2020 and 2021, according to William Reed Business Media.Los 50 mejores viñedos del mundo 2020
Gastronomía & Cía, 14 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

References

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Vik Vik or VIK may refer to: Places Finland * Viikki, a neighbourhood of Helsinki, known as Vik in Swedish Iceland * Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran * Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway *Vik, Buskerud, a vill ...