Viña Quimay

The winery

Quimay is a family venture in the Arinco district of the municipality of Nacimiento, where the Biobío Valley begins to climb toward the Nahuelbuta range. The farm is a kilometer from the Ruta de la Madera, among grassy hills and eucalyptus and pine forests, and is headed by Jorge Quiroz, listed as owner and manager. The family set out to rescue traditional vines and grape varieties and to keep alive the rural life around them, in a municipality that grew up around the Spanish fort of 1603 and where the País grape arrived in colonial times.

The house specialty is red País, Chile's oldest grape variety. The vines are more than 150 years old, dry-farmed without irrigation, and picked by hand; the wine is made with traditional methods and low intervention, aiming for a light, fresh red of moderate alcohol with aromas of strawberries and cherries, as the winery itself describes it. The harvest comes in the fall: in April 2026 the family held a harvest weekend open to visitors. Alongside the wine, Quimay makes jams, honey, apple and grape vinegars, homemade liqueurs such as enguindado (a cherry liqueur) and salt with País wine. It has no online store or published price list.

More than a winery, Quimay is a rural tourism spot designed for families. According to the listing the winery keeps on Enoturismo Chile, it offers tours of the vineyard and cellar with a tasting, also for groups, a heritage tour, trails, cultural activities and group lunches, and it hosts company meetings, family celebrations and self-care days. No hours or prices are published: everything is arranged in advance by WhatsApp or phone at +56 9 8751 7461, or by message on Instagram. To stay over, the family rents wooden cabins (the ones it promotes, Cabaña 1 and Cabaña 2, sleep seven each) with a swimming pool, hot tub and games room; the rate depends on the number of guests. Pets are welcome and there is a children's playground.