Riveras del Chillán

The winery

Riveras del Chillán is the project of the third generation of a Chillán family tied to wine since 1942, when Vinos Chudal was born, a maker and distributor of bulk wine in the city. In the 2000s the family added vineyards at the confluence of the Ñuble and Chillán rivers, and Gonzalo Chandía Tolosa, an engineer by profession and a wine enthusiast since childhood, took the step toward bottled wines made with that fruit. The winery presents itself as a pioneer in the Itata Valley in the use of Modified Scott Henry trellising.

There are some 63 hectares of its own, according to the South America Wine Guide, with manual work in the vineyard and small-scale winemaking. The shop arranges the wines in two lines: the Clásica, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carménère and País, and the Premium, with Clon (Pinot Noir), Escogido (Gewürztraminer), Xtra (Syrah) and Bacot (Malbec), the last of which, according to the winery, was born of a rescued vineyard dating from 1930. Bottles are bought in its online shop, with shipping throughout Chile or free pickup at the winery, arranged in advance.

For visitors, the official website offers guided tastings, with wines paired with accompaniments, and vineyard tours with a walk through the winery and a tasting. It publishes no prices, days or hours, so arrange ahead by WhatsApp, phone or email. The winery also hosts weddings and corporate events among the vineyards, and in October 2026 it was still showing celebrations on its social media.