Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Emiliana is the largest certified biodynamic and organic wine producer in South America — a distinction that carries more weight when the quality of the wines is considered alongside the scale, since larger biodynamic operations face challenges of attention and management that smaller estates sidestep.

The estate's flagship Coyam — a Colchagua blend of Syrah, Carmenère, Merlot, and Mourvèdre grown under Demeter and IMO certification — has drawn 95 points from Wine Advocate and represents the quality ceiling of what Emiliana's certified farming produces. The Adobe range carries the organic certification at more accessible price points and represents one of the strongest arguments in Chilean wine for certified organic wine at everyday drinking prices.

The biodynamic farming at Emiliana's estate vineyards involves the full programme: biodynamic preparations, composting, cover crops, and the integration of livestock for soil fertility. The scale at which this is done successfully in Colchagua and Casablanca suggests that the conventional wisdom about biodynamic farming being inherently small-scale is at least partially wrong when the commitment is genuine and the management is serious.

Emiliana is the entry point for many consumers discovering certified organic South American wine, and the quality at the upper tier of the range supports the credibility of the organic commitment across the full portfolio.