Fundo El Milagro de Ránquil

The winery

Fundo El Milagro is in Ránquil, in the Itata Valley, around km 37 of the Ruta del Itata, between Chillán and Concepción. Its story revolves around Emilio Müller Guyer (1880-1957), a Swiss engineer born in Zofingen who came to Chile in 1906, hired by the government of Pedro Montt to build railway lines, and who died in Ránquil. According to a biographical sketch shared by the estate's account, at El Milagro he installed hydroelectric technology with which he brought electricity to the area. Its logo carries the legend “Since 1911” and its Instagram account displays the flags of Switzerland and Chile. The age of the manor house is given in two ways: more than 150 years on its Instagram, and from the Jesuit era on its Enoturismo Chile listing.

The place brings together a century-old wine cellar, a covered wooden bridge more than a hundred years old, tree-filled gardens and trails through native forest leading to the river and a waterfall. Its photos also show large clay amphorae (tinajas) in a brick-walled room. The estate has a vineyard and serves wine of its own production, bottled under its name; the only grape legible on a published label is Cinsault. It publishes no hectares, wine list or shop, so today the sure way to try its wines is to visit. In 2022 it won the Ñuble regional category for Best Wine Tourism Experience at the Premios Enoturismo Chile, the country's wine tourism awards.

You can come for the day, with a country lunch and a tasting of wines and sangria or juices, or stay in the manor house or in double cabins, with a farm breakfast, dinner and outdoor hot tubs. It also organizes group lunches, private dinners, birthdays and corporate events, and its Enoturismo Chile listing mentions tours with tasting and a heritage walk. It publishes no permanent hours or rates, and prices change with each promotion: the most recent, from October 2026, cost CLP 70,000 per person with accommodation, meals, wine and drinks. Everything is by advance booking, by WhatsApp at +56 9 6834 6494. Pets are welcome, and its lunches have offered a children's menu.