When growers planted the fog-bound hills of Casablanca in the 1980s, near the coast between Santiago and Valparaíso, they gave Chile its first truly cool-climate region — and its answer to the world's crisp, aromatic whites. The Pacific fog and Humboldt current keep it cold enough for zesty Sauvignon Blanc, taut Chardonnay and delicate Pinot Noir.
It was a revelation for a country then known only for warm-climate reds, and it opened the door to Chile's cool-coast revolution. Casablanca remains the benchmark for Chilean white wine — bright, mineral and unmistakably maritime.