Central Chile
Maipo Valley · Colchagua Valley · Casablanca Valley
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Viña Cousiño Macul
Maipo ValleyAn 1878 cellar inside Santiago
Matías Cousiño bought the Hacienda Macul at the foot of the Andes in 1856, in what is now Santiago. His son Luis and Luis’s wife, Isidora Goyenechea, replanted the vineyards with vines brought from France, and the cellar visitors still walk through opened in 1878. The winery is still owned by the Cousiño family.
- Address
- Avenida Quilín 7100, Peñalolén, Santiago
- Phone
- +56 2 2351 4110 (tour bookings)
- reservas@cousinomacul.cl
- Visits
- Traditional, premium, vineyard bike and sunset tours, booked online
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Concha y Toro
Maipo ValleySince 1883, in Pirque
It has been making wine since 1883 and is one of Chile’s best-known houses. Its Wine Center in Pirque, about 45 minutes by car from central Santiago, combines walks through the park and museum, the Casillero del Diablo cellar and guided tastings, plus a restaurant.
- Address
- Av. Virginia Subercaseaux 210, Pirque, Santiago Metropolitan Region
- reserva@conchaytoro.cl
- Visits
- Opens at 8:30 am; tours booked online (booking ahead is recommended, especially at weekends)
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Viña Undurraga
Maipo ValleySince 1885, with a 19th-century park
Founded in 1885, it is one of Chile’s pioneering wineries. Visits take place at the Fundo Santa Ana in the heart of the Maipo Valley, about 45 minutes from Santiago, with a 19th-century historic park and daily tours in Spanish and English.
- Address
- Fundo Santa Ana, Talagante, Maipo Valley
- Phone
- +56 2 2372 2850
- Visits
- Shop open daily 10 am to 5:30 pm; daily Sibaris tour (in English at 10 am and 3 pm)
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Viu Manent
Colchagua ValleyBy carriage through century-old vines
In Cunaco, about 10 minutes from Santa Cruz, its tours begin with a horse-drawn carriage ride through the century-old vines of the San Carlos estate. It also offers tastings, lunch at its restaurant and horseback rides by prior booking.
- Address
- Carretera del Vino km 37, Cunaco, Colchagua Valley
- Phone
- +56 2 2840 3181 (tourism and shop)
- turismo@viumanent.cl
- Visits
- Tours with a carriage ride, tasting and lunch; minimum 2 people, booking required
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Illustrative photo: Hiroki Ogawa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 (not of the winery)
Viña Montes
Colchagua ValleyA gravity-flow winery in Apalta
Its Apalta winery in the Colchagua Valley makes wine by gravity flow and was designed following feng shui principles. It offers tours and tastings booked online, including a sunset tour in season, from October to March.
- Address
- Parcela 15, Millahue de Apalta, Santa Cruz
- Phone
- +56 72 281 7815 (ext. 110)
- Visits
- Tours and tastings booked online; sunset tour from October to March, at 6:30 pm
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Casas del Bosque
Casablanca ValleyCool vineyards near the Pacific
It sits in the Las Dichas area, one of the coolest parts of the Casablanca Valley and one of the closest to the Pacific Ocean. Besides tours and tastings, it offers picnics among the vines, bike rides and a restaurant.
- Address
- Hijuela N.º 2, Ex Fundo Santa Rosa, Casablanca
- Phone
- +56 9 6679 2685 (tour bookings)
- turismo@casasdelbosque.cl
- Visits
- Tours, tastings, picnics and bikes; some experiences require booking
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Illustrative photo: Winniepix · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 (not of the winery)
Emiliana
Casablanca ValleyOrganic and biodynamic vineyards
It farms its vineyards organically and biodynamically, and describes itself as the world’s largest organic winery. In Casablanca, the tour walks through the vineyard, explains organic farming and ends with a tasting; according to the winery, its Gê was Latin America’s first biodynamic wine.
- Address
- Route 68, km 60.7 (north side), Casablanca Valley
- Phone
- +56 9 9327 4019
- Wineshop@emiliana.cl
- Visits
- Tours Tuesday to Saturday at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm, booked online
Some photos show the area, not the winery itself: each photo’s credit is on the winery’s card.
If you're tasting, don't drive: book a transfer or a driver.
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