So you don't have to leave the dog at home. These wineries allow pets on the tour or in the outdoor areas; it's worth asking whether they're welcome in the restaurant too.
55 wineries open to visitors in 14 valleys, north to south.
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.
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 winery in El Escorial, Panquehue, that brings an 1880 hacienda back to life: brick underground cellar, Cornisa high-altitude wines, and tours, tastings and picnics Monday to Saturday.
Family-run boutique winery in Quebrada del Ají, Quillota: a small cellar, trails through native forest and four cabins for two with a hot tub or jacuzzi. Visits and tastings by booking.
Family winery founded in 1890 in San Roque, Panquehue, with an old cellar and machinery still in use, a manor house and tours with tastings of reds, whites, sparkling and sweet wines.
The Cúneo family's winery, founded in 1993 in Las Dichas, the coolest part of Casablanca: 126 ha of cool-climate varieties, daily tours and tastings, three restaurants and Casa Mirador.
The William Cole winery, part of the Tapihue Wines group, in the Tapihue area of Casablanca: cool-climate wines, tours with tasting, a bike ride to the lagoon and wine-paired lunches.
Family winery founded in 1989 by Frenchman Thierry Villard in the Tapihue area of Casablanca: tours with tasting in three languages, a bistro overlooking the vineyard and wines such as Tanagra and Arganat.
Winery of a Chilean-American family in the western hills of Casablanca, a pioneer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Syrah, with private tastings and wine-paired lunches.
Wine-tourism estate in Tapihue, Casablanca, with a Museo del Vino (wine museum) of carved figures, a restaurant, country houses and own-label wines; tours with tasting Tuesday to Sunday.
Boutique winery of a Brazilian couple in Orrego Arriba, the cold, windy corner of Casablanca: eight grape varieties, the valley's first Grenache and tours led by the owners themselves.
Family winery founded in 2000 by María Luz Marín in Lo Abarca, 4 km from the Pacific and with its own D.O. (appellation): Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Syrah from cool hillsides.
Family winery of 2.5 ha in San Juan, 5 km from the Pacific, with own-rooted Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay, uncertified organic and biodynamic farming, and natural wines.
Family winery founded in 2016, with visits held in the old stables of Fundo El Morro, in Buin: tastings, picnics, lunches and sunset barbecues, with Maipo Andes Cabernet Sauvignon as its signature.
Organic family winery in La Viluma, Melipilla: 21 hectares planted since 1999, wines made with native yeasts, guided tours, hiking and a restaurant with wood-fired cooking.
Family winery in Isla de Maipo with vines up to 70 years old, Zinfandel and Sangiovese, its own olive oil, four experiences with tasting, a wine shop and an Italian-influenced restaurant.
Family winery in Isla de Maipo, known for its icon wine Potopelao and its buildings shaped like giant barrels; open every day, by booking through WhatsApp.
Boutique winery founded by Bordeaux winemakers and Felipe de Solminihac in Peñalolén, at the foot of the Andes: Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon, whites from Traiguén and tours with tasting Monday to Saturday.
Family winery of 2 hectares in El Escorial de Huelquén, devoted to Carménère in three limited-production labels; visits by booking, guided by the owners themselves.
Winery founded in 1996 in the Cholqui valley, Maipo Costa, with over 60 ha of vineyard and a signature Merlot. Visits by booking: tastings in its manor house and a country barbecue.
Family winery in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua founded by technician Nelson Acosta: Carménère and Tannat, tours with barrel tastings, cooking workshops and hands-on harvest days.
Family winery in Rancagua since 1933: four generations, century-old wooden vats, tours with tasting and wine-pairing dinners on Fridays and Saturdays, 10 minutes from downtown.
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.
Boutique winery at the foot of the Andes, in Los Maquis (Malloa): nearly 30 ha of vineyard, a semicircular cellar and a chapel from around 1830. Tours with tasting, lunch, picnics and a treasure map.
Family-run boutique winery on the north shore of Lago Rapel, with 2.5 ha of vines and around 12,000 bottles a year; tours with the owners, lake lookouts and tastings with cheese boards.
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.
Family winery in Colchagua with a 19th-century cellar in Angostura: tours and tastings of Carménère and wines from Lago Ranco, the Club House restaurant beside the polo field and a boutique hotel.
The Eyzaguirre Echenique family's boutique winery in Peralillo, Colchagua: tours with tasting, picnics, bike rides and country lunches between the cellar, the family chapel and the vineyard.
The González family's winery in Palmilla, devoted to blends, with vineyards in Marchigüe and Paredones; guided tours with tasting, picnics, a café and a wine bar.
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.
Viña Ventisquero's lookout at its La Roblería vineyard in Apalta: terraced hillsides that give birth to Pangea, Vértice and Obliqua, with tasting tours and a sunset tasting.
The Tutunjian family's winery in Millahue de Apalta, known for its Envero and Grial Carménères; wine shop open daily and tastings by advance booking by email.
The Undurraga family's winery in Los Lingues, Alto Colchagua, with Demeter-certified biodynamic vineyards on basalt hillsides; vineyard visits with tasting, by advance booking.
Winery of French origin in Apalta, with a cellar by architect Mathias Klotz and a certified organic vineyard; tastings in its wine shop Tuesday to Saturday.
Manuel Godoy's boutique winery in La Patagua, Santa Cruz: small-scale wines, a paired tasting in its quincho (barbecue pavilion) and hot tubs overlooking the Colchagua Valley.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Family-run boutique winery in the Turquía area of San Rosendo, with artisanal Malbec wines and cellars dating from around 1830; book via WhatsApp for a tour and tasting.
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.
Isolina Huenulao's Mapuche Lafkenche winery in Carahue, beside the Imperial River: half a hectare of Pinot Noir, a brut rosé sparkling wine and cider, a visit with tasting and a cabin with hot tub.
Family winery of 3.5 ha in Rebellín, 15 km from Valdivia and surrounded by Valdivian temperate rainforest: cool-climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, sparkling wines, paired tastings and picnics.
