Chono was founded in early 2000, with the intention of providing technical and commercial assistance to a select number of quality wineries. As years passed, they decided to make and bottle their own wines under the brand names Chono, Rayun, Cucao and Vilcun (all fall under Geo Wines). They believe that the key to their success is due to the close relationships that they have with producers, distributors, and customers; they ensure that quality and positioning are prioritized over volume. They produce and distribute a unique portfolio of unique wines from a number of Chile’s most exciting terroirs. Chono is a micro-estate, cutting edge producer that produces “world-class wines from some of the most unique terroirs in the country. Led by two of South America’s leading winemakers and enologists, Alvaro Espinoza and Juan Carlos Faúndez, Chono too is the future of the Chilean wine industry, as producers move away their quantity-over- quality past to focus on Chile’s terroir strengths.