Tres Quebradas

The winery

The Rojas family has grown and sold pisco grapes for some twenty years in Imperial Alto, a part of the Huasco valley about 10 kilometers inland from Vallenar, in the heart of the Atacama Desert. In 2017 the sisters Carla and Camila Rojas and their mother, the agronomist Marianela Álvarez, decided to make their own wine from that fruit, and so Tres Quebradas was born, signing its bottles as 3Q. It is a family project run by women: Carla is the winemaker and works with the advice of Rosario Fillol, winemaker at Viñedos de Alcohuaz, in the Elqui valley. With Moscatel de Alejandría from the valley they also distill the pisco Prófugo over a wood fire.

The new vineyard was planted on trellises in 2017, between ravines, on sandy loam soils with a limestone layer about 30 centimeters down, with drip irrigation and under a very intense sun; at the bottom of the property a block of Moscatel de Alejandría from 1990 remains. Each wine comes from a single block, is worked by hand, ferments and rests in stainless steel and is bottled at the winery itself. The Garnacha is the best-known label: it ferments with a share of whole clusters and sees no wood, and its 2023 vintage received 92 points from La Cav magazine in 2026. A Malbec, a blend of Garnacha and Syrah, a sweet Pajarete (the traditional dessert wine of the Huasco valley) from Moscatel, an orange wine from Moscatel and a fortified Garnacha and Syrah strengthened with Moscatel spirit complete the family. The labels carry text in braille, and the winery offsets the recycling of its packaging through the TodosReciclamos network.

The winery receives visitors by booking: a guided tour of the vineyard and cellar, with a tasting and the story of the project. It publishes no prices or hours; the date is arranged by WhatsApp or message on Instagram. Above the vineyard, steps from the cellar, is Tres Quebradas Lodge, a tiny house for two with a terrace, wood-fired hot tub and a view of the valley, rented through Airbnb with 48 hours' notice and giving access to the winery's trails; in desierto florido years, when the desert blooms, the winery is close to the main flowering areas. The wines and piscos are sold in the online store, in packs of three or six bottles, and at La Rotonda in Vallenar, which gathers products from the valley.