Viña Cono Sur

The winery

Viña Cono Sur was founded in 1993 within the Concha y Toro group with a clear idea: to make expressive wines with a New World spirit, applying technology and fresh thinking to traditional winemaking. The name refers to the southern cone of the Americas, where Chile lies, and the stroke of its logo evokes the outline of South America. Its home is in Chimbarongo, in the Colchagua Valley, where a historic manor house surrounded by parkland sits alongside the winemaking cellars; in 1999 a cellar devoted solely to Pinot Noir, the grape that defines the winery, was added. Cono Sur was a pioneer in Chile in producing and exporting premium Pinot Noir and today makes it in styles ranging from the fruity Bicicleta to Ocio, its icon from the San Antonio Valley, named red wine of the year with 98 points in Tim Atkin's Chile Special Report 2026.

The winery works with grapes from seven valleys, from Limarí to Bío Bío, and has also broken ground with varieties uncommon in the country: it was the first to produce and export Chilean Viognier, one of the first to make Gewürztraminer, and its Riesling was the first with the Bío Bío Denominación de Origen (appellation). Organic management began in 2000 on 40 hectares of the Santa Elisa estate and today covers some 300 hectares in San Antonio and Colchagua, with Ecocert certification. Added to that are CarbonNeutral status for the transport of its wines, first obtained in 2007, the ISO 9001 and 14001 standards, the Certified Sustainable Wine of Chile seal and B Corp certification, received in 2021 and renewed in 2024. The portfolio runs from Bicicleta and Orgánico to Reserva Especial, Single Vineyard, 20 Barrels and the sparkling wines, with Ocio and the Silencio Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Maipo, at the top; the winemaking team is led by Matías Ríos, at the winery since 2003.

Visits run Thursday to Sunday, with online booking and payment, and there are two ways to do them. The walking tour, an hour and a half long, covers the park, the manor house and the Ocio and Pinot Noir cellars while explaining the organic management and the work for biodiversity. The bike tour lasts two hours, about 70% of it pedaling, and adds the vineyard and a stop at the giant bicycle that is the brand's symbol. Both end seated in an auditorium, with a tasting of premium wines and a sharing board to go with them, and you keep the glass and get a cap as a gift; they are for over-18s only. There is also a wine shop at the winery, open Tuesday to Sunday. There is no restaurant open to the public and no accommodation, though the winery hosts corporate meetings and events with catering ordered in advance.