1.0Condor Wines - independent specialist importer of wines from Argentina, Chilean, Uruguay and New Zealandhttps://condorwines.co.uk/homechinnorwdhttps://condorwines.co.uk/home/author/chinnorwd/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xI4RPLLmzH"><a href="https://condorwines.co.uk/home/he-pioneer-of-los-chacayes/">The Pioneer of Los Chacayes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://condorwines.co.uk/home/he-pioneer-of-los-chacayes/embed/#?secret=xI4RPLLmzH" width="600" height="338" title="“The Pioneer of Los Chacayes” — Condor Wines - independent specialist importer of wines from Argentina, Chilean, Uruguay and New Zealand" data-secret="xI4RPLLmzH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://condorwines.co.uk/home/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://condorwines.co.uk/home/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/los_chacayes_fi.jpg395202The drive from Tupungato to Piedra Negra is dominated by the majestic Andes, their rocky grandeur filling the view at every turn. It is spectacular. Still, you can only imagine what it might have been like, to arrive there, when there was not a vineyard in sight.