Viña Leyda was founded in 1997, in Leyda Valley, today recognized as the last great innovation of Chilean viticulture.  We were the pioneers in this Valley, creating the new Denomination of Origin in May 2002.

Traditionally, Leyda Valley has been an area of natural pasture lands and basic crops such as wheat and barley. After evaluating the potential conditions of the area, a crucial investment was made which enabled water to be brought from the Maipo River through an eight kilometer pipeline.

Furthermore, a research of the topographic conditions suggested that Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc vines could grow in very good conditions. For that reason, Leyda started planting those vines in 1998 for a total of 80 hectares.

By the end of the year 2000, Leyda incorporated high-tech equipments which included a pneumatic press, gentle pumps, temperature controlled systems and a diverse range of stainless steel tanks with capacity from 1,000 liters to 50,000 liters, among others.

After three years of development, the first harvest and production were held in 2001.  We started commercializing in 2002 our first wines from Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay grapes grown in Leyda.

Actually, Leyda has planted more vines reaching a total of 249 hectares divided into Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Riesling, Sauvignon Gris, and Gewurztraminer.

90% of Leyda’s exports are made to more than 27 countries, mainly, North America, Europe and Asia. The remaining 10% stays in Chile.

At the beginning of 2007, Viña Leyda was acquired by Viña Tabali, property of  Guillermo Luksic (50%) and San Pedro Wine Group (50%). Viña Valles de Chile is the new established society which holds both wineries Leyda and Tabalí.