InVina Wines

The winery

InVina was born from the Huber family's bet on Chilean vineyards. In 1999, Alex Huber's father invested in a vine-growing project; Alex arrived in 2001 and lived with his family among the vines of Maule. In 2007 they founded InVina to grow quality grapes and sell them to other wineries, but the fruit persuaded them to keep the best for wines of their own, and in 2013 they built their winery beside Ruta 5. The estate defines itself as a 100% family venture. It also exports: in 2026 it showed its wines at ProWine São Paulo and at a tasting in Singapore.

Its vineyards aim to reflect the valley's diversity. Batuco, of some 95 hectares, is in the Coastal Range, between 200 and 250 m above sea level, about 40 km from the sea and on deep clays. Las Tizas (49.5 ha) occupies the lower, warmer part of Pencahue, with clay over a hard layer of limestone. Buena Vista (44 ha), in the center of the valley, yields Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and Mata Verde (36.1 ha), on an old riverbed near the Andean foothills, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. The winery reports that its vineyards have held sustainability certification since 2013. In the cellar, 80 steel tanks averaging some 16,000 liters allow small blocks to be fermented separately, under winemaker Camilo Díaz. The range runs from the Sierra Batuco and Tricky Rabbit lines, the latter with unusual blends, to Luma Chequén and Por Fin, and on to the most ambitious wines: Ojos Verdes and the limited-production wines from Batuco, such as Cuartel 4A, of Carménère, and Secano, of Tempranillo. From Curtiduría, in the dry-farmed country, come Guanay, of País, and Rosa de Curtiduría, of Moscatel. The offer is completed by the sparkling wines IN, made by the traditional method, and Pausa, and two fermented blueberry drinks, Berry Nice and Tricky Fizz.

The winery is at km 235 of Ruta 5, and the toll at that exit is waived, according to the estate. The Tour Bodega (winery tour) runs Monday to Saturday, with at least 24 hours' notice: it covers the variety garden, the El Trampolín lookout and the winemaking and bottling areas, and costs CLP 20,000 per person without tasting or CLP 25,000 to CLP 40,000 depending on the tasting chosen. For groups of 8 to 10 people there are three programs at CLP 80,000 per person, with 72 hours' notice and a 10% discount on online bookings depending on group size: Maravilla Maridaje, with a meal on the terrace facing the vineyard; Batuco Paradise, with a visit to the Batuco property and a meal at the Black Shack cabin; and Maule Profundo, which adds the century-old vines of Curtiduría. Everything is booked online through WineJourneys. Without a booking you can stop by the wine shop, open Monday to Saturday. The online store sells mostly cases of six bottles, from CLP 40,000, with shipping within Chile or store pickup.