Viña Salamanca

The winery

Viña Salamanca is in Cuncumén, a village on the upper course of the Choapa River, upstream from the city of Salamanca and surrounded by arid hills. Its vineyard grows at about 1,100 meters above sea level, and Sernatur Coquimbo, the regional tourism office, presents it as the highest winery in the Choapa Valley. The property brings together rows of vines, a palm garden, a white manor house and a winery with stainless steel tanks and barrels. The company that runs it is called Viña Salamanca Ltda.; its owners welcome visitors in person, but have not published the founding year, the planted area or the family's history.

The winery works with the traditional pisco grapes of the Norte Chico and with reds such as Merlot, Garnacha, Malbec and Carménère, and presents itself under the motto of high-altitude wines. Its labels include Cerros de Cuncumén, a Pedro Jiménez white whose 2019 vintage carries the silver medal from Catad'Or 2024; Limahuida, a rosé of Garnacha and Moscatel Rosada; and Señor de la Tierra, a blend of Merlot, Malbec, Garnacha and Carménère with a touch of cocoa that the label defines as a cocktail wine. It has no website or online shop: the wines are discovered and bought at the winery itself, by ordering through Instagram or by phone, or at local fairs such as the Vendimia de Salamanca harvest fair, where it took part in April 2026.

Visits are arranged in advance. Sernatur Coquimbo lists it as free, and on Instagram the winery announces tastings, tours, stargazing and horseback rides, though without published prices or hours. Those who have been there say the owners lead the walk through the vineyard, share the history of the place and serve their wines with a view of the hills; one review also mentions food. To book, send a direct message to @vina_salamanca or call +56 9 8455 7257.