Los Lingues

Hacienda Los Lingues, in English "Los Lingues Ranch", is a 15th generation family company founded in 1575 and probably the Americas oldest company still in operation [http://www.bizaims.com/articles/business+economy/the+100+oldest+companies+world] [http://www.loslingues.cl/ingles/] . It is Located in Chile’s Central Valley 78 miles south of Santiago, was originally granted by royal decree of Spanish King Felipe II to Don Melchor Jufré del Aguila for merit in the arts of war and fine writing. Currently dedicated to the hotel business. Named best wine valley in the new world by Wine Enthusiast Magazine; has a strategic agreement with Viña Los Vascos (Domaines Barons de Rothschild [Lafite] ) under which Viña Los Vascos produces, bottles and labels a selection of five wines under the trademarks Hacienda Los Lingues and Los Lingues. It’s also the home of one of the most prestigious horse stables in the Americas: the Aculeo Stable, which features horses brought to Spain by the Moors in 711 and later brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors. Family member Germán Claro Lyon is the general manager.

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* List of oldest companies