Firm Creation, Firm Evolution and Clusters in Chile’s Dynamic Wine Sector: Evidence from the Colchagua and Casablanca Regions

wineries needed time to rebuild and reconsolidate, it was only in the mid- 1980’s when
they started to focus on moving forward, instead of just recovering lost ground. It was at
this time they started focusing on exports and better quality (Bisquertt, 2008, Siegel,
2008).

Table Four - Firm Creation and exportation in the Casablanca and Colchagua valleys
Source: Interview data

Casablanca Valley		Colchagua Valley
Firm	Year set up	Firm	Year set up	Year export started
Veramonte	1990	Montes	1987	1988
Vina Mar	2002	Luis Felipe Edwards	1975	1994
Casablanca	1993	Casa Lapostolle	1984	1984
Villard	1989	Bisquertt	1960’s	1985
Casas del bosque	1993	Viu Manent	1935	1991
		Siegel	1980	1997

The effect of an increase of firms, mostly outward orientated, meant that the government
had to replace the Wine Law of 1995. This wine law created the laws of 'Denominacion
de Origen’, that split Chile into 13 legally recognised regions. This law meant that Chile
as a country fitted in with EU regulations. The technological revolution that was seen in
Australia and the United States was also seen in Chile due to increasing number of firms

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