The Besoaín Wines estate covers 35 hectares of vineyards. Here in Chile’s Maipo Valley, along the rolling hills of Los Morros, Miguel and Alexandra Besoaín realised their dream of owning their own winery. Miguel, born and raised in Chile, first studied forestry in his home country. After studying oenology at the University of Burgundy in France, he worked for about ten years in various wine regions of France and in the Palatinate. In 2009, he returned to his home country together with his wife Alexandra and his two children. There, the couple built up their own wine production in the Maipo Valley. The German-New Zealander Alexandra Besoaín is primarily responsible for building up the European distribution network. The first few years of pioneering work in Chile were very tough, recalls the former flight attendant with university degrees in anthropology, art history and languages. But with perseverance, creativity and optimism, Miguel and Alexandra created their beautiful home – the Besoaín Estate. The self-built winery is surrounded by a chain of cactus-covered hills in a breathtakingly beautiful landscape south of the capital Santiago.