The new dimension of Chile is the east-west axis and there are four major areas in this
regard (Richards, 2006: 13-14). The first covers the plateaus and slopes on the western
side of the coastal range, where cloudy, humid mornings and stiff afternoon breezes are
the norm; this is very much the landscape of Casablanca whose production really took off
Map One: Chile’s wine regions Source: (www.chileanwineclub.com, 2008)
in the 1990s. The second is the eastern side of the coastal range, where temperatures tend
to be very warm except in the sites that are exposed to some oceanic influence - this is
where Colchagua at present starts off its new range of vineyards, The third is the central