ub rim ientos . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁a ▁fert ile ▁region , ▁with ▁much ▁agricult ure , ▁including ▁v ine y ards . ▁W ine ▁has ▁been ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁many ▁centuries ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁having ▁had ▁considerable ▁importance ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁win em aking , ▁especially ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁discover ies ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁when ▁land ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁converted ▁to ▁produce ▁wine ▁for ▁America , ▁Fland ers , ▁England , ▁France ▁and ▁Portugal . ▁The ▁industry ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁which ▁was ▁when ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁area ▁of ▁land ▁devoted ▁to ▁gra pe ▁growing ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁w iner ies . ▁Currently , ▁Ch ic l ana ▁has ▁different ▁w iner ies ▁where ▁fine ▁w ines ▁both ▁fra gr ant ▁and ▁mus cat el ▁are ▁grown , ▁and ▁the ▁w iner ies ▁are ▁visited ▁by ▁many ▁tour ists . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁sh er ry ▁and ▁its ▁Rio ja ▁( although ▁Rio ja ▁is ▁not ▁actually ▁produced ▁in ▁And alus ia ), ▁and ▁Ch ic l ana ▁de ▁la ▁F ron tera ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fin est ▁wine - produ cing ▁areas . ▁La ▁B ode ga ▁Cooper ativa ▁Un ión ▁de ▁Vit icult ores ▁Ch ic lan eros , ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁in ▁