Viña Siete Brujas

The winery

Viña Siete Brujas is a family business in Salamanca, in the Choapa Valley, the southernmost valley of the pisco designation of origin. Its farm, of about 17 hectares, is in Colliguay, in the Camisas Valley, a few kilometers south of Salamanca on Ruta D-847, and that is where the winery harvests, makes and bottles its products. The vineyard grows Moscatel de Austria, Moscatel Rosada, Pedro Jiménez and Cabernet Franc. It is one of the member wineries of the Cooperativa de Vinos del Choapa, the cooperative created in 2018 by the valley's small producers.

Its range comes down to three products with names that play on magic and ritual. Gran Pisco Ceremonial comes from Moscatel de Alejandría and Pedro Jiménez, and its screen-printed bottle pays tribute to the Selk'nam culture and its initiation ceremony, the Hain. Brebaje Secreto is a fortified Cabernet Franc inspired by old sacramental wines, ruby in color with aromas of black fruit, cassis and chocolate, which the winery recommends drinking on its own or with blue cheeses. Angeliz is a mistela (grape must fortified with spirit) of Pedro Jiménez and Moscatel de Austria, sweet and fresh, with notes of orange blossom, citrus and honey, to be served well chilled. Both wines are 16% alcohol and come in 500 ml bottles.

The visit takes in the vineyard and the winery, explains the production process and ends with a tasting of the three products, which can be bought right there in the shop. According to the winery's listing on Enoturismo Chile, it receives visitors Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 16:00, and on weekends and holidays by prior arrangement at +56 9 3954 8130. Next to the vineyard there are rocks with petroglyphs, traces of the peoples who once lived in the valley. The winery publishes no prices and its website is not online, so call or write to administracion@sietebrujas.cl before you go, both for the visit and to buy its products.