DNRPedro Parra 'Vinista' Pais

Pairs with: Homemade Chicken empanadas 

Good for: An evening by a fire pit

Grape: Pais 

I am from:Itata Valley, Chile

The Story:  In 2013 celebrated wine maker Pedro Parra finally started his own family estate in the Bío Bío region. The area, essentially previously devoid of viticultural “innovation,” has been a blessing when it comes to farming extremely old-vine Cinsault and Pais. His plots are mostly old vines planted on sand with quartz. His winery is a simple hangar-like building where he utilized minimal intervention winemaking techniques to showcase the wine's natural strengths.