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Chile's Singular Santiago Digs Deep With New Wine Room Tuesday December 15th, 2015 - 3:00PM
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SANTIAGO, CHILE—“The success of Chilean wine in the world is because [the country’s] geography and climate allow a great variety of grapes to grow, which brings along a great diversity of terroirs,” said Sabrina Tettamanti, GM, Singular Santiago. This rich earthly landscape, or terroir, influences the taste and flavor of a wine, and deep within the soil is the starting point for Singular’s new underground wine room.
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Singular Santiago's La Cava
Helmed by the Sahli family—Felipe, and sons, Nicolás and Tomás—the property is in the center of the Lastarria district. “The hotel’s location creates a bond with the city’s heritage and roots, making it a unique way to experience Chile’s capital city,” said Tettamanti. “The idea is to bring together our national and international clients with Chilean wine, and showcase the various grapes developed in our country.” It’s the second property within The Singular Hotels that, along with its sister property The Singular Patagonia, follows an ethos where each hotel is intentionally designed to be original and offer a singular experience. “They are hotels that embrace the cultural, natural and social heritage of each location, and that’s why it’s important to have an exclusive space for one of Chile’s main products—wine. La Cava was created for wine lovers in downtown Santiago,” she said.
Building an underground chamber to house wine is purposeful, but also acknowledges the natural environment in which wine is produced. “Wine cellars, cavas de vino in Spanish, are physical spaces where wine is kept in bottles or barrels that have a certain temperature and humidity for the wine’s correct storage,” Tettamanti said. “They are characterized as being intimate. The hotel team named the room La Cava to transmit a feeling that keeps the wine as the main focus.” Designed by Enrique Concha & Co., La Cava opens with imposing, double-height wooden doors; in the center, a table seats 10 guests, and floor-to-ceiling shelves can hold up to 2,000 bottles of wine. “The look aims to reflect an antique, elegant and cozy cellar. The wine shelves are made of American oak with a lime patina; leather chairs mimic antique stalls, and the English furniture, also comprised of solid oak, are replicas of Jacob;inos furniture,” she said. “It’s a very simple design, with no decorative elements, as wine is the protagonist,” she said.
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