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Cinti Valley – Bolivia’s magical secret wine garden
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To this day, along the northern Cinti Valley, ruins of adobe haciendas provide evidence of the Jesuits’ industry.
Arbolito viticultureHarvest underway at San Roque, Cinti Valley (Image credit: Patricio Crooker)Cinti’s arboreal, or ‘arbolito’ (‘little tree’), vineyards are a powerful living symbol of Bolivia’s little-known viticultural history.
Helios McNaught, husband of Maria José Granier, has overall responsibility for the management of Jardín Oculto’s vineyards.
This makes it possible to distinguish between Cinti wines based on their water source: salty-mineral from the Rio Grande, softer and more fruit-led from the Rio Chica.