Viña TresC

The winery

Viña TresC, which also goes by Vinos TresC, is the family winery of Miguel Molina in Guarilihue, in the Leonera area of the municipality of Coelemu, in the dry-farmed interior of the Itata Valley. The winery speaks of four generations and more than 80 years of history, though it publishes no founding year. Its heart is a heritage cellar of adobe and tile, where a great wooden vat bearing the house's name and the barrels stand together beside an old wall. In recent years it has added domes, a pool and a restaurant, so today you can come for the day or stay the night among the vines.

It works three traditional grapes of the area: País, Cinsault and Moscatel de Alejandría. Enoturismo Chile and the South America Wine Guide describe century-old vines, and the house presents its wines as natural and minimal-intervention. The TresC labels carry the legend “Tradición Familiar Campesina” (peasant family tradition), and they are joined by Combino, a País whose label draws the old Volkswagen van the winery photographs among its vines. At its tastings in 2024 and 2025 it served five wines, including a late harvest and a sparkling wine. It publishes no online shop or prices; its wines are bought at the winery's shop.

Visits are booked at least 48 hours ahead, by WhatsApp or email, and begin at 11:00. The tour covers the vineyard and the cellar, tells the family's story and teaches you to taste with the house's five labels and local products; two versions add a three-course country lunch and, the longest, a breakfast with pan amasado (homemade kneaded bread), homemade jam and farm eggs. Enoturismo Chile publishes these visits Monday to Sunday, while the winery's website says Saturdays and Sundays, so agree on the day when booking. The wooden domes, for two or six people, have a kitchen, a private hot tub and a shared pool. The Elementos restaurant, on a terrace overlooking the valley, opens in spring and summer; in August 2026 it announced its return without giving a date, so ask before counting on it.