Article from Opimian Cellar 312 – Chile, Argentia, Alsace and Languedoc
Villard Fine Wines was founded by Thierry Villard in 1989 in Casablanca Valley, 70 kilometres west of Santiago, towards the Pacific. It is quite a story about how this Frenchman ended up in Chile, you can read the son’s account of his father’s travails on their website, it’s worth your time. Thierry was one of the first to recognize the quality potential of Chile and Casablanca in particular and his venture holds a claim of being the first boutique winery in Chile. His son, Jean-Charles (Charlie), is steering the ship now with the same focus on quality that the company started with. The team’s efforts have been recognized, among other things, by being named the 79th on the list of the 100 World’s Best Vineyards