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Subsequent Events (Details Textual) |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2018 CLP ($) shares | Jan. 12, 2018 CLP ($) | Jan. 12, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary | [1] |  |  |  | 67.1992% | 64.698%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Vina San Pedro Tarapaca S.A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of additional ownership interest acquired |  | 15.79% |  |  |  |
Acquisition of additional investments in subsidiary |  | $ 49,222,782 |  |  |  |
Number of additional shares acquired in subsidiary | shares |  | 6,310,613,119 |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  | 83.01% |  |  |  |
US Dollar [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of interests in investments accounted for using equity method |  |  |  | $ 17,546,322 |  |
Chilean Pesos [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of interests in investments accounted for using equity method |  |  | $ 10,668,866 |  |  |
[1] | Public company in Chile.

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