Viña Camila's

The winery

Viña Camila's is a family project in Melozal, a village in the dry-farmed interior of San Javier, in the Loncomilla Valley. It grows out of a winemaking trade the family has inherited from generation to generation, and today it is run by Álvaro Muñoz and Tirsa Morales with their daughter Eugenia, who manages the winery. The name remembers Camila Muñoz Morales, a member of the family who died young and whom they consider the angel watching over them and their vineyards; a pair of wings now accompanies her image, under the motto “Patrimonio de Familia” (family heritage). The brand celebrated its eighth anniversary in August 2026, and the winery speaks of a heritage of more than 150 years.

The winery aims to show that past through two traditional grapes, País and Torontel. Its catalog is broad and artisanal at heart: País and Diversity País, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Chardonnay Miel, Torontel, rosé, late harvest and the traditional asoleado (a sweet wine from sun-dried grapes) and enguindado (a sour-cherry liqueur), plus its own spirits. For Fiestas Patrias (the September national holidays) it also offers chicha (lightly fermented grape must) and pipeño (the rustic young country wine). At the 2022 harvest, Álvaro Muñoz told the local press they were picking Pedro Jiménez, a very productive grape they planted in response to low grape prices. Its wines are bought at the winery's shop, from CLP 3,000 according to the municipal directory, with no online shop published; the family also takes them to fairs in the Maule, such as the Fiesta del Vino Patrimonial in San Javier and the Fiesta del Chancho in Talca.

The wine shop is at Melozal Sur km 22, on Route L-32, and according to the municipal directory it opens all year; the winery lists hours of 10:00 to 20:00. The tasting, about two hours long and with no booking needed, runs through all its varieties and spirits for CLP 10,000. The guided tour, also two hours, costs CLP 20,000 and is booked by WhatsApp at +56 9 8218 6074: it passes through the main winery, with its big old vats (one of them is entered through a door and holds a tasting nook) and the underground cellar of the Cabernet Sauvignon, continues through an adobe winery that the directory dates to 1800 and, depending on the season, through the vineyards, and ends with a tasting of all the wines and a reception with traditional Melozal food and house recipes. Food with a booking is also announced, with no details published. These prices come from the municipal directory San Javier Creativo, which does not date them: confirm them before you travel.