The company's headquarters are located in a suburb of Buín about 40 kilometers south of the capital Santiago in
Chile. It was founded in 1880 by politician Domingo Fernández Concha (1838-1910). After him, his son-in-law Don Vicente Garcia-Huidobro continued the business. In 1988 it was taken over completely by Ricardo Claro Valdés. The empire also includes the wineries
Carmen (Nativa), Centenario and Sur Andino in Chile, and Doña Paula in the
Mendoza area of
Argentina. The old cellar at the Alto Jahuel headquarters in Buin is a national monument. In 1814, under the leadership of General Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842), 120 patriots hid here during the Chilean War of Independence against the Spanish crown and later fought for Chile's freedom. The restaurant "Doña Paula" is also run here.
The vineyards cover a total of 2,500 hectares of vines in almost all wine-growing areas of the country. These are Limarí (Coquimbo region),
Casablanca, Leyda (Aconcagua region), and
Colchagua,
Curicó,
Maipo and
Maule (Central Valley region). The Vineyard Manager is Eduardo Alemparte, the Winemaker is Andrés Ilabaca Andonie, Cecilia Torres Salinas and Carlos Gatica. The red wine varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Merlot,
Cabernet Franc,
Carmenère, Petite Sirah
(Durif),
Pinot Noir,
Syrah and Tintorea
(Alicante Henri Bouschet), as well as the white wine varieties
Sauvignon Blanc,
Sémillon,
Gewürztraminer,
Riesling and
Viognier are cultivated. The wines are produced in the five cellars Alto Jahuel, Río Claro (Talca), Pirhuin (Lontué), Los Lirios (Rancagua) and Palmilla (Colchagua). They are marketed under the lines "120" (named after the above mentioned patriots), "Floresta", "Medalla Real", "Reserva" and "Casa Real". Premium wines include "Medalla Real Chardonnay", "Medalla Real Merlot", "120 Pinot Noir" and "Casa Real Cabernet Sauvignon". Around 14 million bottles of wine are produced annually.
