Viña Viejo Encino

The winery

Viña Viejo Encino is the project of Edgardo Elier Ortiz Mora, known as Elier Ortiz, in the Miraflores district of the municipality of Coelemu, in the dry-farmed interior of the Itata Valley. As El Mostrador reported in 2019, he is the fourth generation of his family in the vineyards; he studied mechanical engineering and has bottled his own wines since 2016. He is also one of the founders of Vinos de Patio and, according to Enoturismo Chile, its president. That group of five Guarilihue wineries organizes its own tastings in that area; Viejo Encino is his property and his brand, with visits of its own.

The Universidad del Bío-Bío's catalog of revalued vineyards describes his vineyard as having century-old País and Moscatel de Alejandría vines alongside newer ones. His wine catalog brings together the Viejo Encino wines (Cinsault, Cinsault-País and Semillón, joined by a Cabernet Sauvignon at his 2026 stand), Bagual (País), Intrínseco (Moscatel de Alejandría and a Cinsault rosé), the Doña Vita late harvests (Moscatel, Cinsault rosé and Semillón) and the sparkling País wines Rosario and Turbulento, the latter a pet-nat. The winery describes its wines as natural and handmade. They have won gold medals at Catad'Or: Viejo Encino Cinsault 2020 in 2022, Viejo Encino Semillón 2022 in 2023 and Bagual País 2024 in 2025.

Visits are by booking. A flyer from his stand at Plaza Ñuñoa, in April 2026, offers the Tour Viña Viejo Encino, with a walk through the vineyards, tastings and a wine shop at the cellar, plus rental of the space for celebrations and corporate events. No prices or program are published, so everything is arranged by WhatsApp at +56 9 8522 2693 or by direct message on Instagram. Google lists hours of Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00, while in 2025 the winery was announcing weekend tastings: write before you go. The photos it uploaded to Google show a wood-ceilinged room with cheese and charcuterie boards (June 2026) and a group tasting over barrels in the cellar's corridor (January 2026). The property has also hosted dated events, such as the Vendimia of 20 April 2024, with a country breakfast and lunch, picking, zarandeo (sifting the grapes through a traditional reed sieve) and a tasting for CLP 45,000, and the Hallowine party of October 2024 for CLP 12,000; there are no announcements of new editions. Wines are ordered by WhatsApp, with shipping throughout Chile.