Viña Peumayen

The winery

Peumayen, which means “dreamed-of place” in Mapudungun, was born in 1998 as the project of the Carevic family, of Croatian descent, on a plot in the La Cabaña area of Panquehue, on the banks of the Aconcagua River. It was founded by Francisco Carevic, a mechanical engineer who had spent years industrializing processes at large wineries, together with his wife María Hortensia and their children Erica and Francisco Javier. That year they planted the vineyard, and in 2002 they built the winery on the same farm, so that growing, winemaking and sales all happen in one place. Today Francisco Javier is in charge of the wines and Erica of the commercial side, and the winery takes part in the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (MOVI, the independent winegrowers' movement) and in the Viñateros de Aconcagua association.

There are some 8 hectares of estate vineyard on stony, well-drained soils, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carménère. According to the family, the vines grow on their own roots, without rootstocks, and are drip-irrigated with an open hydroponic system that conserves water; picking is by hand, usually in April, and the winery buys no grapes from third parties. In the cellar the fruit is cold-macerated and fermented in stainless steel tanks, and the wines go through French and American oak barrels. The line brings together Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Carménère and a touch of Petit Verdot, as well as labels such as Frane and Ensueño, both Carménère, and the Gran Reserva Entre Robles. In the spring of 2025 they began planting Petite Sirah, Malbec and Cabernet Franc.

The winery does not publish a tourism program on its website. Visits are arranged directly with the family: the 4Vides portal presents it as a made-to-measure tasting, and you should write ahead on WhatsApp at +56 9 8230 4186 or to info@peumayen.cl to agree on a day, program and price. Its wines can also be tasted every year at the Fiesta de la Vendimia (harvest festival) in Panquehue, in late March at the Los Manantiales bathing area, where the family runs its own stand, and at the MOVI and Viñateros de Aconcagua fairs. The website no longer has an online shop, so the most direct way to buy bottles is to contact the winery.