When growers planted the fog-bound coastal hills of Casablanca in the 1980s, between Santiago and the sea, they gave Chile its first truly cool-climate region and its answer to the world's crisp aromatic whites. Pacific fog and the cold Humboldt current keep it cool enough for zesty, mineral Sauvignon Blanc and taut Chardonnay.
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, herbal and unmistakably maritime.