Bodega Mariana

The winery

Bodega Mariana is in Limávida, in the municipality of Curepto, in the dry-farmed interior of Maule and the basin of the Mataquito River. It is led by Sebastián Albornoz, who inherited the craft from his grandfather, Delfín Cruz. The family planted País and Torontel in the early 1970s and added Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1998. The first experimental vinifications came in 2010 and the first label bearing the winery's name in 2014. From 2018 the project took formal shape in a winery rebuilt over an adobe structure more than 150 years old, and the commercial stage began in 2023 with the Lágrimas del Huaso line. It has belonged to MOVI, the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (Independent Winegrowers Movement), since 2024, joined the Valle del Maule association in 2025, and in September 2026 was part of the Slow Food Chile delegation at Terra Madre, in Turin.

The vines grow on granitic soils, with dry summers and rainy winters, and the harvest is by hand, around April. The winery defines itself by the natural method: it ferments with native yeasts, intervenes as little as possible and says it uses no additives. Its shop offers seven wines. In Lágrimas del Huaso there is a Torontel from vines planted in 1972 with 28 months in barrel, a 2021 Syrah with 18 months, and a 2024 Cabernet Sauvignon with no wood. Tauro Merlot 2023, with 24 months in barrel, won a gold medal at Catad'Or 2025, according to the diploma the winery posted. Colisión Ancestral 2023 blends 60% País and 40% Carménère from vines planted between 1973 and 1992. And there are two ancestral-method sparkling wines with no added sulfites: Gran Día, from País and Merlot, and the Pét-Nat Torontel 2024. The online shop sells by the case of three or six bottles, and a three-bottle case starts at CLP 50,000.

The winery formally opened to wine tourism in 2026, though it was already hosting university field courses. The visit takes in the winery and the vineyard, explains the soil, the climate and the stages of the vine's cycle, and includes a tasting of some of its wines. No price, days or duration are published: you book through the form on its tourism page or by calling +56 9 6845 8759, the number on its Google profile, which also lists daily hours of 9:00 to 19:00. The winery is at km 0.6 of Ruta K-196. Neither the website nor its social media mentions a restaurant or accommodation.