CasaFèvre (ex William Fèvre Chile)

The winery

CasaFèvre is the current name of William Fèvre Chile, the family winery founded in the early 1990s in San Juan de Pirque. It began with an encounter: William Fèvre, a Chablis producer, was looking for a high, cool site to plant Chardonnay and came to the farm of Víctor Pino Torche's family, who refused to sell it. Out of that refusal came a partnership that started with twelve hectares, later added another Pino family property and, five years on, a winery. Around 2000 Gonzalo, Don Víctor's son and today the general manager, joined the business; the family, which also grows walnuts, remains at the helm, with Cristián Aliaga as winemaker. The legal name is still Viña William Fèvre Chile S.A.

The vineyards are spread over five properties that climb from the Pirque flats toward the Maipo canyon. San Luis de Pirque, home to the winery, occupies the old bed of the Clarillo River and yields the Espino Gran Reserva line: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Carménère and Cabernet Sauvignon. Las Majadas supplies Cabernet Sauvignon for Cuvée Pirque, the house's core line, which works with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Carménère. In San Juan de Pirque lies La Negra, a vineyard several decades old that produces Chacai, the flagship wine. Las Tunas adds Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon alongside Tempranillo, Syrah and Carignan, and Boca Chica, already in San José de Maipo and at about 1,000 m according to the winery, gives Cabernet Sauvignon for Cuvée Pirque and the Cabernet Franc of The Franq Rouge. Outside the Maipo, in 2007 the winery planted the La Golondrina property in the Malleco Valley, source of Little Quino (Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir); that property is not listed as a place to visit. The Descorchados 2026 guide gave 94 points to Little Quino Sauvignon Blanc 2025 and 93 to Espino Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2023. The estate also preserves 1,600 ha of native forest on the hills that line the Maipo River.

Visits take place at San Luis de Pirque, half an hour from Santiago according to the winery, and follow what it calls the Open Winery idea: no fixed route and plenty of room for questions. Booking is required, Monday to Saturday between 9:00 and 17:00, through the website form or at +56 9 6193 4191. There are two tours, which start on the deck with the winery's history, take in the vineyard and the cellar, where when possible you taste wine straight from the tank, and end with three wines and small bites: the Tour Casafèvre, at CLP 35,000, and the Tour Icono, at CLP 50,000, which adds a welcome glass of sparkling wine and pours Cuvée Pirque Carménère, The Franq Rouge and Chacai. The winery has a wine shop, and the wines can also be bought from the online store of its distributor, Santiago Wine Club, from CLP 9,990. No restaurant or accommodation is listed. The 2026 harvest began on February 26 with the Chardonnay from Las Tunas.