Way back in the year 1924 José Puertas was born in Campo, a small town in the Aragonese Pyrenees of Spain. Being only 18 and driven by a yearning desire of growth he embarked himself on a sailing ship to Chile. After the long trip, he headed for the South of the world where he became enchanted by a deep valley, surrounded by high mountains located in the 7th Region of Chile, called Curico ( which in the Mapuche dialect means Black Water). From that moment on Curico, or Black Water, became the valley where Jase Puertas Pons would spend the rest of his life. Over time, that generous, visionary and hardworking man grew loved and was appreciated by everyone around. 1950 El Milagro Hacienda Originally the company\'s business consisted on trading grapes,bulk wine and providing wine making services to important Chilean companies. This turned the company into one of the most credited wine producers in the Curico Valley Viñedos Puertas is a family owned winery founded by José Puertas Pons in 1950. With an area under vine currently amounting to 1000 hectares, the winery owns vineyards in five subvalleys throughout the Curicó province.