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Nearly 500 years after wine grapes arrived in the 16th century, Chile has become a wine connoisseur’s destination.

With a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, verdant forests, shimmering lakes, and a dramatic coastline, Chile possesses landscapes of breathtaking beauty, all basking in a climate that’s nearly an amalgam of the wine regions of California and France.

Daniel Zamudio, the gay man who was brutally attacked in a park in the Chilean capital on March 4, passed away on Tuesday. He was 24.

A gay man who was brutally attacked in a park in the Chilean capital earlier this month remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Chilean authorities late on Friday arrested four young men who called themselves "nazis del Centro" in connection with a brutal attack earlier this month that left Daniel Zamudio, 24, in a coma.

Daniel Zamudio, 24, remains in a coma in a Santiago hospital after what an LGBT rights organization described as a group of neo-Nazis brutally attacked him in a downtown neighborhood late on Friday.

Known as the signature grape of Chile, Carmenere has had a fascinating history in this viticulturally diverse country. Rich flavors of ripe fruits and spice balance smooth and well-rounded tannins; Carmenere pairs with red meats and complex spicy dishes.

Set on nearly 100 acres along the shores of the Señoret Channel in Southern Chile, the 57-room soon to be LEED-certified Singular Patagonia, resurrected by fourth generation relatives of the plant’s founders, pays homage to the factory’s thriving past.

Chile’s conservative president proposed civil unions legislation Tuesday that would give unmarried partners many of the rights now enjoyed only by married couples in the South American nation.

The most indigo of all grapes, Carmenere disappeared from European vineyards in the mid-19th century, ravaged by phylloxera, the native louse indigenous to North America. More than a hundred years later, the Bordeaux-born grape resurfaced.