Wineries whose flagship grape is País, Cinsault, Carignan or Moscatel: the varieties that arrived in colonial times and survive on dry-farmed land, valued once again today. The rural wine trail, from Itata to Maule and from Elqui to Codpa.
106 wineries open to visitors in 17 valleys, north to south.
Family winery in Codpa that makes Pintatani, a sweet wine from sun-dried (asoleada) País grapes trodden in a stone lagar (treading vat); tours of the valley and home cooking at Punto Cortes de Marcelina.
Project of the Universidad Arturo Prat in the Pampa del Tamarugal that rescued century-old vines from the desert and makes wine from Tamarugal, the first registered Chilean wine grape variety.
Winery of the Lickanantay grape growers' cooperative in Toconao, with vineyards above 2,400 m in the Atacama Desert; tours with a tasting of its Ayllu and Haalar wines.
Family winery planted in 2017 in the middle of the desert, in the El Colmo area of Vallenar (Huasco Valley). Tours with a tasting of wines and Thomas Gray pisco, and lunch served in old wagons.
Family winery founded in 2017 in Imperial Alto, in the Huasco Valley, deep in the Atacama Desert: Garnacha, Malbec and Moscatel, Prófugo pisco, visits by booking and a lodge for two among the vines.
Family winery in the Tránsito Valley, in the upper Huasco, that makes Moscatel Pajarete, pisco and gin; it has cabins on the property and takes visits by appointment.
The last winery within the city of Copiapó, with pergola-trained vines since 1947: red, white, rosé, chicha and the sweet aged Golden Tea, all tasted and sold at its wine shop with no booking needed.
Mountain vineyards between 1,650 and 2,200 m in the upper Elqui, on granite: Syrah, Garnacha and Cariñena trodden in stone lagares. Winery tours, tastings and wine-and-stars evenings.
Pioneering family-run boutique winery of the upper Elqui Valley, in a 19th-century adobe manor house beside the road to Montegrande. Syrah and Moscatel Rosada grown above 1,000 m, with tastings by booking.
Pisco distillery in operation since 1868, the oldest in Chile, which also makes sweet wines. Daily guided tours of its stills, cellars and the cellar of niches.
Family project of Juan Luis Huerta and Helia Rojas in Horcón, upper Elqui: Pajonal late-harvest wines and a dry Pedro Jiménez, a wine shop open daily, and cabins.
Family winery built in 2013 in Panguesillo, in the narrow Choapa Valley, making wines from Pedro Jiménez and pisco Moscatel varieties; tours with a soil pit and a paired tasting.
Artisan winery in Cuncumén, in the upper Choapa Valley, with vineyards at around 1,100 m; it makes whites, rosés and reds and takes visits by booking.
Family winery of around 17 hectares in Colliguay, Valle de Camisas (Salamanca), that makes Gran Pisco Ceremonial, the Angeliz mistela (sweet fortified wine) and Brebaje Secreto, a fortified Cabernet Franc.
Project of a winemaker couple in the Cajón de San Francisco, in the Aconcagua Andes: unfiltered natural wines, pét-nats and a mountain refuge where you can stay the night.
Boutique winery of Californians Ed and Jenny Flaherty in the adobe manor house of the old Fundo El Magnolio, in Santa María: red blends from Aconcagua and Cauquenes and signature lunches.
Century-old cellars of the former El Sobrante estate in Petorca, where a society of peasant farmers makes País, Moscatel and Cristal wines and Campo Oculto cooked chicha. Wine shop and guided visits.
Pablo Morandé's family winery in Casablanca, making wines in clay tinajas and giant amphorae with old-vine Carignan from Maule; tours, tastings and pairings in its underground cellar.
Family garage winery in Algarrobo: single-parcel wines made with native yeasts, unfiltered and additive-free, with hand-painted labels. Wine shop and tours with the owners.
Family winery of Norwegian origin in Padre Hurtado: a gravity-flow cellar, three organic vineyards, century-old Carignan from Cauquenes, fjord horses, and tours, tastings, picnics and horseback rides.
Family winery in Isla de Maipo since 1934, with wines from Maipo to Itata. A visit to the cellar, the foudres and the clay tinajas, with five tastings to choose from, Monday to Friday and by booking.
Family winery in Paine, at the foot of the Andean foothills: an organic blend of nine grape varieties and a País from century-old vines in Itata. Visits by booking, with tasting and a home-cooked lunch.
Family winery in the Almahue valley, in Pichidegua, with Carménère vines from 1945. Visits by booking: tastings in its adobe cellar, vineyard tours and a hike up Cerro Mancumán.
Observatory in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua with its own wine: its stargazing nights begin with a glass of Cabernet aged with meteorites or of Atrapacielo, a blue late harvest.
Viña Morandé's headquarters in Pelequén, Cachapoal, with the gravity-flow Bodega Aventura. Its Wine Shop on Ruta 5 sells the full range; its website invites you to book a visit, without saying what it includes.
Winery in Lolol founded in 2003 by Carlos Cardoen, with tours and tasting, a cable car up to the Cerro de las Culturas, an observatory, wine and car museums and the Loló restaurant.
Boutique natural wine and pét-nat winery in Ranguil, Lolol: tasting with winemaker Laurence Real, Alai cider and Saturday lunches at La Table de la Pituca.
The Novoa family's vineyard in the dryland of Pumanque: tastings led by its winemaker among Carménère, Petit Verdot and Cabernet vines, a blend-your-own session and picnics.
Family winery in Peralillo (Colchagua) founded by the Castro siblings: signature wines with illustrated labels, clay tinajas and tours led by the owners themselves.
Boutique winery of an English vintner in Santa Ana de Población, Peralillo: Rhône-style blends, old-vine País and Sangiovese, a tour with a six-wine tasting and two Winery Studios with a pool.
Elina and Fernando's micro-winery in San Gregorio, Nancagua: around 4,000 bottles a year of unfiltered reds, with Carménère and Mourvèdre from their home garden. Visits by appointment.
The Maturana siblings' boutique winery in Angostura, San Fernando, with wines from heritage grapes such as Torontel, País and San Francisco and a tour with tasting and cheeses.
The Torres family's winery in Curicó since 1979, with organic and regenerative vineyards, tours and tastings booked online, the La Bodeguita restaurant and a wine shop beside Ruta 5.
Family winery of Basque origin founded in 1997 on the Santa Ana de Peteroa estate, Sagrada Familia, with some 210 ha and an 1870 manor house; tour with tasting by booking and a wine shop in Curicó.
Small artisan winery in Romeral, a few minutes from Curicó: blends of unusual grapes, aging in clay amphorae (tinajas) and a visit with tasting and nibbles led by the people who make the wine.
The Orueta family's winery, harvesting since 1949, with a vineyard on the Curicó coast: Fundo Idahue, the only one in the Licantén D.O., 25 km from the Pacific. Ask about visits by phone.
Family winery in Caliboro, in the Maule drylands, with century-old vines and regenerative farming; tours with tasting, lunches under a century-old vine arbor and a wine shop.
Family winery in Caliboro Bajo, San Javier, that has opened its home to visitors since 2010: a tour through old vines, a tasting of País, Carignan and sweet wines, a horse-cart ride and farm lodging with a pool.
Born in a garage in 2001, it rescues old Carignan and País vines from the Maule drylands. It receives groups by booking at its Caliboro winery, shared with Erasmo, and at a house in Providencia.
The Huber family's winery beside Ruta 5, in San Rafael, with vineyards from the Andean foothills to the Maule coast. It offers tours and tastings by booking, a wine shop and an online shop.
Boutique hotel in an 1843 adobe manor house and old winery in Mingre, in the Maule drylands, where the Bouchon family makes Longaví. Tour with a four-wine tasting, booking required.
Small family winery making natural País wines in González Bastías, beside the Maule River: cabins among the vines, its own honey and visits with a tasting alongside the owners, arranged in advance.
Family winery in Melozal, beside the Loncomilla River, with Carménère, Syrah, Cabernet and País since 1878; tours on foot and on horseback through vineyards, lookouts, the cellar and the barrel room.
The Balduzzi family's winery in San Javier, 500 m from Ruta 5: a four-wine tasting with no booking needed, a free self-guided tour with a mini-museum, and reds from the dry-farmed interior of Maule.
Family winery in Melozal, in the San Javier drylands, with old vats and a barrel cellar. Open year-round with tastings of País, Torontel and Cabernet Sauvignon, a guided tour and direct sales.
Family winery in Melozal with old vines and wines from País, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère and Merlot; direct sales and a tour with tasting through the cellar, manor house and vineyards.
Winery in San Clemente with 1,040 ha across three areas of Maule and a Carignan from the VIGNO association; it sells at its wine shop at Fundo El Aromo and through its online shop.
Family winery in the Cauquenes drylands, with century-old Carignan and País vines, an underground cellar, a restaurant, cabins in native forest and a spa. Visits are booked via WhatsApp.
Family winery in Santo Toribio, in the Cauquenes drylands: 35 hectares planted from 1997, solar power, murals by Jorge Salazar in the cellar and vineyard-and-winery tours booked via WhatsApp.
Family winery with País vines around 200 years old on the south bank of the Maule, opposite González Bastías station. Natural wines, an online shop and visits by booking.
Family winery in Limávida, Curepto, with dry-farmed vines planted from the 1970s, naturally made wines and Pét-Nat sparklers. Visits by booking to its adobe cellar and the vineyard.
Cooperative in San Javier founded in 1959, with around a hundred members and País vines in the dry-farmed interior. It makes País Mágico, Kimche and the Ovo sparkling wine; it has a wine shop and an online shop.
The Tirado family's winery on the south shore of Lake Colbún, planted from 1993 on volcanic soils, with a labyrinth-shaped vineyard and wines in the Cenizas, Arcillas and Trumao lines.
Two women, agronomists and winemakers, make signature wines in the Cauquenes drylands from old-vine Carignan and Cinsault. Visits by appointment only and purchases through its online shop.
Signature wines from southern Maule, organically farmed and made in small lots, in the Gran Reserva, Unoaked and fresh-style lines. Sold online; visits are arranged via WhatsApp, with no published program.
Family winery founded in 1990 in the coastal drylands of Loncomilla, with unirrigated old vines and Italian varieties; its brick cellar with giant barrels welcomes visitors for tastings.
Agroecological family winery in the Cauquenes drylands, with Vigía wines from Carignan and País, an adobe-and-tile cellar, a tour with tasting and farm lodging, 13 km from the city.
Family winery in Melozal, beside the Loncomilla River, with País and Torontel: artisanal wines, chicha and pipeño tasted and sold at its wine shop, plus a tasting paired with local products.
Family winery in the Melozal drylands, on Ruta L-32: País, Carménère and Semillón, plus brandy and liqueurs from a copper still, with tastings and sales in its wooden tasting room.
Family winery beside the Ñuble River, 15 minutes from Chillán: a manor house, chapel, adobe cellar and art collection. Tours Tuesday to Saturday and wines under the Berta Family Wines label.
Family winery in the Itata drylands, in Ránquil: head-trained old vines, small-batch wines and its own grape varieties such as Castellón Noir. Vineyard tours and tastings by booking.
Family vineyard in Ránquil, farmed since the 1930s and now run by María Loreto Alarcón: dry-farmed País, Cinsault, Carignan and Moscatel, with tours and sensory tastings by booking.
Family winery in Los Maquis, Portezuelo, with Cinsault and Cabernet planted from 2000. Visits by booking: a tour of the cellar, a tasting, an educational farm and country food.
Fourth-generation family winery in Portezuelo, with an adobe cellar from around 1870, raulí-wood vats and organically farmed old País and Moscatel vines. Tours and lunches by booking.
Small family farm winery in Portezuelo, founded in 1986, with País vines over a hundred years old, pipeño (country wine) aged in Chilean wood and tours with a lookout and country cooking.
Family winery of German descent in Bulnes, with old dry-farmed vines in Itata and tours with a five-wine tasting led by winemakers Heinrich and Martin Männle.
Family winery in Guarilihue, in the Itata drylands: an adobe-and-tile cellar, old País, Cinsault and Moscatel vines, tours with tasting, dome lodgings with hot tubs and a seasonal restaurant.
Historic estate in Ránquil, in the Itata Valley, with a manor house, a century-old winery and a covered bridge. Accommodation, lunches with its own wine and trails down to the river, always by booking.
Family winery in Quillón, active since 1986, with Carignan, Cinsault, País and Moscatel wines, artisanal liqueurs and a free tasting room open every day.
Project of Leo Erazo and his family, with the A Los Viñateros Bravos series from century-old vines in Guarilihue. The winery is in Cobquecura, facing the Pacific, with visits and stays in its refugios (cabins) arranged by email.
François Massoc's family winery in Quillón: País from very old vines, dry Moscatel, Cinsault and sweet fortified wines. Visits by appointment, to be confirmed; online shop selling by the case.
Group of five family wineries in Guarilihue that has bottled old-vine Cinsault, País and Moscatel since 2016, with a wine shop and tastings by booking.
Family winery in Membrillar, Portezuelo, that makes pipeño (country wine), sweet chicha and the Casa Villagra varietal wines. Its wine shop, next to the cellar, is open Monday to Saturday.
Family winery in Checura, Coelemu: ungrafted old Moscatel, País and Cinsault vines, a mud-walled cellar and natural wines. Visit with tasting by booking, plus a cabin among the vines.
Family winery in Portezuelo, in the Itata drylands, with old-vine Cinsault, País and Moscatel, sparkling and sweet wines. Visits by appointment and direct sales via WhatsApp.
Family winery in the Altos de Guarilihue named after the bandit José Miguel Neira: dry-farmed Cinsault, País and Moscatel, natural wines and visits by appointment.
Family winery in Cerro Negro, Quillón, with dry-farmed vines and País, Malbec and sweet wines. It has cabins built from old wine vats and an inn serving empanadas from a clay oven.
Family winery in Crucero de Huaro, Florida, with old Cinsault, País and Moscatel de Alejandría vines. It makes Curiche and Los Troncos, and receives small groups by booking.
Family winery in Poñén, Florida, on the southern edge of Itata: vines inherited from the grandparents, Cinsault, País and Moscatel. Visits and tastings only by arranging ahead with the family.
Family winery in Guarilihue, in the Coelemu drylands, with a gold medal in Paris for its Secano Semillón 2018. It welcomes visitors by appointment for tastings and sells its wines at the estate.
The Sbarbaro family's winery since 1951 at the Panguilemu estate, 7 km from Portezuelo, with the Versi line and wine sold in bulk jugs; it posts its cellar hours and invites you to arrange a visit.
Family winery in Lloicura, Tomé, with nearly a hundred years of history: head-trained vines, Moscatel de Alejandría and Cinsault, and the Loma Costera wines. Visits arranged in advance.
Dry-farmed family winery in Los Mayos, Florida, right on the border with Ránquil. País, Moscatel de Alejandría and Cinsault wines; vineyard tours and tastings by appointment.
Family winery in Panguilemu, Portezuelo, with century-old dry-farmed País, Moscatel and Cinsault vines; natural wines by Sofía Parra and visits by appointment, with a tasting and country cooking.
Family winery in the Miraflores area of Coelemu, with century-old País and Moscatel de Alejandría vines; by booking it opens its cellar for vineyard tours, tastings and wine sales.
Family winery in Guarilihue, in the Itata drylands: old-vine Moscatel, Cinsault, País and Corinto, fermented with native yeasts. Visits by booking only, to be confirmed with the estate.
Small country winery in the Cerro Negro area of Quillón, with Moscatel and País sparkling wines and sweet wines; the owners lead the tour of the cellar and vineyards and close it with a tasting.
Family winery in the Quillayal area of Laja that makes País and Malbec wines; a rural complex with cabins, a pool, hot tubs, an educational farm, horseback rides and tastings.
Family winery in the Yumbel drylands where Manuel Moraga Gutiérrez makes natural wines from old País and Moscatel vines; tours, tastings and lunches by booking.
Small winery in Millapoa, on the banks of the Biobío, that makes additive-free natural País wine and welcomes visitors with a raft trip on the river, a vineyard tour and a tasting.
The Rozas family's winery in Los Callejones, San Rosendo: head-trained Malbec around 160 years old, dry-farmed País and Moscatel; tours with tasting, a traditional country lunch and a dome with hot tub.
The Espinoza family's winery in Peñaflor, San Rosendo, with Malbec, País and Moscatel de Alejandría vines over 150 years old, estate-bottled wines and visits by booking.
The Cea family's country winery in Millapoa, beside the Biobío River: natural wines from century-old País vines, home cooking, kayaks and a guesthouse, always by booking.
Family winery in Millapoa, Nacimiento, beside the Biobío River, with century-old País vines. Tours with tasting, country cooking and pottery, always with advance booking.
Association of small growers from Colico and Tanahuillín, in Santa Juana, that bottles País and Moscatel de Alejandría wines and opens its cellars on a country wine route for groups.
Farmers' cooperative in Nacimiento, founded in 1969, that rescues century-old País vines in Millapoa and La Palmilla; its Rosé de País 2025 won gold at Catad'Or.
Natural wines from century-old País, Semillón and Moscatel vines in Biobío and Itata. Visits take place at Tierra de Pumas, in El Venado, Santa Juana: vineyard, cellar and a five-wine tasting.
Family winery in the Yumbel drylands, in Río Claro, with tastings and a wine shop selling rosé, red from País and Cinsault, and Moscatel; it has cabins, camping, a pool and a hot tub among the vines.
Family winery in the Nacimiento drylands, in the rolling hills of Dollinco, that makes País, Cinsault and Moscatel wines under the Nabot brand; it welcomes visitors by booking for tastings and country food.
Family winery in the Arinco area of Nacimiento that works dry-farmed País vines over 150 years old; it rents cabins with a pool and hot tub, and welcomes visitors by booking.
Family winery on the northern edge of Yumbel that tends old País vines; a heritage tour with a tasting of rosé, País and reds, always with advance booking.
Family winery in Río Claro, in the Yumbel drylands, with old País and Moscatel vines; it sells wines, late harvest, chicha and aguardiente at its wine shop and welcomes visitors by appointment.
Family winery in Tomentucó, in Rere (Yumbel), where Pamela Zambrano makes natural red and rosé wines, dry and sweet, from old País vines. Visits, pool and camping by booking.
Family winery in the dry-farmed interior of Yumbel, with unirrigated bush vines of País, Carignan, Malbec and Moscatel, an adobe cellar and guided visits with tasting, always by booking.
Family project of Mauricio González and Daniela Tapia in the Yumbel drylands: pipeño (country wine) and natural wines from old País, Moscatel and Malbec vines, made in raulí-wood treading vats and clay tinajas.
Small winery in Galvarino, in the Cautín Valley, with cool-climate Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay plus grapes from old vines in Malleco. Tour and tasting of 4 wines by booking.
