Viña Cremaschi Furlotti

The winery

Cremaschi Furlotti is a family winery in the Loncomilla Valley, in the municipality of San Javier, with a story that begins far from Chile. The family traces its origin to Italy and to its ancestors' arrival in the Americas in 1889, the year its labels carry today; as Pablo Cremaschi Furlotti told it, his grandfather founded the Furlotti winery in Argentina, and he and his father carried on the tradition in Loncomilla. Pablo, whom the winery remembers as its founder, passed away in 2025. The El Peñasco vineyard remains in the hands of the family's fourth generation, and winemaking is in the charge of Gonzalo Pérez.

Its vineyards add up to some 400 hectares, spread mostly across the Peñasco, Pangal and Vaina properties, no more than 3 km from one another. The soils are generally stony, of alluvial and partly volcanic origin, and the climate is Mediterranean, with winter rains, dry summers and cold nights. Besides familiar varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay, the estate works old dry-farmed vines and grapes that recall its Italian heritage, such as Nebbiolo and Pinot Grigio. The range runs from the Clásico, Reserva and Gran Reserva lines to the Edición Limitada, with Carignan, Malbec, Nebbiolo, Primitivo, De Familia and a Garnacha from the Itata Valley, and up to Vénere, its icon wine, a blend of Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Under the Tierra del Fuego brand it also sells wines from the Pangal vineyard. According to the winery, it was one of the first 14 Chilean wineries certified under the Sustainability Code, in 2012.

The winery publishes no tours or guided visits. Its wines are sold through its online store, which sells cases of 6 and 12 bottles and ships nationwide: from CLP 47,100 for a case of 6 Tierra del Fuego Gran Reserva Carménère and CLP 59,880 for a case of 12 Tierra del Fuego Reserva. Its Google Maps profile also shows it as a wine shop on Ruta L-15, in the El Peñasco area, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 17:30, and some reviews speak of good service and good prices. Since the producer does not confirm this on its own channels, call before going, at +56 71 234 0340, or write to ventas@cf.cl.