The discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus opened up the exportation options, and the Spanish conquistadors took Spanish vines with them in order to start wine production in the new Spanish colonies. This was the beginning of wine history in the New World. By this time Spanish wines had reached such wordly fame that some of the biggest wine producing cities, like Cadiz, were being sacked for their wine. Also, wine production in the colonies was so common that it started to affect Spanish exportation, which is why Philip III banned the expansion of vineyards in Chile, a decree that was mostly ignored.