Luis Felipe Edwards

Luis Felipe Edwards is a major Chilean winery producing more than 2.5 million cases per year and exporting to more than 85 countries. It won Chilean Winery of the Year at the 2012 London International Wine Fair awards.

The estate was founded in 1976 by Luis Felipe Edwards Sr., when he bought an old wine estate in its own valley at Puquillay in Colchagua. The original vines on the valley floor date back to the 1930s, and further vines were planted on terraces on the valley sides.

A second Colchagua vineyard, Santa Bernadita de Pupilla, lies much closer to the Pacific on flatter ground, which is easier to work. Bulk wines were made until 1994, when a new winery was built at Puquillay. Plantings are mainly to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The family has also bought 160 hectares (395 acres) of cool-climate vineyard land in the Leyda Valley which are focused on Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

The eldest son, Luis Felipe Jr. now controls the company, assisted by numerous other family members.