Forajidos Wines

The winery

Forajidos Wines & More presents itself as something other than a traditional winery: it is a wine brand born in 2022 that discloses no farm, cellar or address of its own. It was created by Ignacio Saavedra, a viticulturist, winemaker and university lecturer, who directs the winemaking, and Luis Enrique Izquierdo, with more than 25 years in the wine industry, in charge of the brand and sales. It appears in this valley because since late 2024 it has been part of Almaule, the collective brand that brings together producers of Maule's dry-farmed country around the País grape, and because several of its current wines are born in Maule.

The idea is to show Chile's geography in different bottles, so the catalog travels through several valleys. From Maule come Orígenes and Almaule, two light País wines at 12.5% alcohol; a Sauvignon Blanc from a vineyard that, according to the brand, lies between San Clemente and Lake Colbún; and the Forajida rosé, of Garnacha with a little Viognier, currently sold out in its store. Patagonia is a Cinsault from Guarilihue, in the Itata Valley; #1 and Andes are Maipo blends, and Pacific a Syrah with Malbec from Casablanca. Black, a Cabernet Sauvignon that brings together grapes from Maule, the Alto Maipo and Colchagua, ran to 1,189 bottles in its 2021 vintage. The brand also sells a lager beer brewed in Valdivia.

No tours, tastings or place to visit are published. The direct way to get to know these wines is the online store, with shipping throughout Chile, which sells by the case from CLP 90,000; check how many bottles a case holds before you buy. Its website also lists shops in Santiago, such as CAV, Bodega 33 and Vinoteca Italia, and bars, restaurants and hotels that serve its wines, among them the Hotel Puerto Viejo in Llico, the only one on the list in the Maule Region.