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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.
Wineries that are glad to welcome families: gardens to run around in, activities for the little ones, or simply a visit designed so the adults can taste in peace.
66 wineries open to visitors in 12 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.
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.
Family winery in San Esteban, in the upper Aconcagua, with hillside vineyards on Cerro Paidahuén beside pre-Hispanic petroglyphs; tours with tasting and a climb up to the archaeological park.
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.
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.
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.
Pioneering winery of the Casablanca Valley, now owned by González Byass, with a certified organic vineyard and biodynamic farming; tours of its vegetable garden, aroma room and cellar, with tastings of Veramonte and Ritual.
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.
The Matetic family's winery in the Rosario Valley, between Casablanca and San Antonio: a pioneer of cool-climate Syrah, with Demeter-certified biodynamic vineyards, a hotel and a restaurant.
Family vineyard of 6 ha in the coastal hills of Santo Domingo (Leyda Valley) that grows only reds: Syrah, Malbec and Pinot Noir. Tours with tasting, country lunch and horseback ride.
Where the winery began in 1883: a century-old park, the underground Casillero del Diablo cellar, a sensory museum and ten visit experiences with tasting, lunch or dinner in Pirque.
Winery founded in 1880 in Alto Jahuel, with a century-old park, a chapel, the Bodega de los 120 Patriotas, the Museo Andino, a restaurant, a hotel and seven tours with tasting, booked online.
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.
Family winery founded in 1856 in Peñalolén, within Santiago and at the foot of the Andes: 19th-century underground cellars, a museum, tours with tasting and the Jardín de Macul.
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.
The Antinori family's horseshoe-shaped winery, at the foot of the Andes in Pirque, with organic reds, tours and tastings by booking, a restaurant overlooking the valley and a wine shop.
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.
Boutique winery in Champa, Paine, run by the winemaker who founded it: traditional-method sparkling wines resting in an adobe cellar, wines from several valleys and tastings with the woman who makes them.
Three-hectare family winery at the foot of the Andes, in Paine: estate-grown Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, tours with tasting, a home-cooked lunch and a room where you can stay among the vines.
Winery founded in 1874, with 548 ha on the Fundo El Rosario in Naltahua, Isla de Maipo. A 1927 manor house in a 6 ha park; tours with tasting and wine-paired lunches by booking.
Family winery with Galician roots in San Manuel, Melipilla: 3 organic hectares of Spanish varieties such as Tempranillo, Garnacha and Monastrell, with tours aboard a 1915 French carriage.
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.
Winery in Pirque, at the foot of the Andes, with 90 hectares in the Maipo Andes D.O. and four wines. It offers tours with tasting, sunset at the lookout and a country barbecue, Monday to Saturday.
Winery founded in 1875 in the heart of Santiago, with gardens, a colonial manor house and an 1877 underground cellar that is a National Monument. One-hour guided tour with three tastings.
Winery dating from 1885 in Talagante, with a 19th-century park and century-old underground cellars. It sells tours with tasting and picnics, and makes Altazor, T.H., Extinto and the Titillum sparkling wines.
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 garden winery of a winemaker and a landscape designer in Carmen Bajo, Melipilla: 0.3 hectares, Touriga Nacional and an intimate three-hour tour with home-cooked pairings. It also rents out a cabin.
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.
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.
Stone winery at the foot of the Andes, in Totihue, where San Pedro makes Altaïr, Cabo de Hornos and Sideral. Tours with tasting and lunches overlooking the valley, Monday to Saturday and by booking.
Family-run boutique winery at the foot of the Andes, on the old Hacienda La Leonera in Codegua. Tours with tasting through the cellar, barrels and vineyard, picnics and a wine shop.
Family winery in Rengo, founded in 1979 at the foot of the Andes, with a palm-tree park, a white tower and an adobe cellar; four tours with tasting, up to a vertical tasting of its icon wine Don Amado.
Family winery in Rinconada de Lo Miranda, Doñihue: hand-harvested, unfiltered wines and a two-room wine lodge above the barrel room, in the middle of native forest.
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.
Family winery in Cunaco (Colchagua) with century-old Malbec vines, horse-drawn carriage tours, tastings in the historic cellar, the Rayuela restaurant, a lodge among the vines and an equestrian club.
The Etienne family's boutique winery in Santa Ana, Peralillo: award-winning wines, a lagoon with kayaks, tastings in the cellar, horseback and carriage rides, and two suites among the vines.
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.
Pioneer of premium Chilean wine in Apalta (Colchagua): a gravity-flow winery, a barrel room with Gregorian chants, icon-wine tastings, a Francis Mallmann restaurant and a guesthouse.
Family winery founded in 1993 in Palmilla, Colchagua. It welcomes visitors in a colonial-style manor house set among gardens, with blending workshops, blind tastings, picnics and harvest experiences.
Family winery in Placilla, Colchagua, founded in 1965 by winemaker Mario Ravanal on vines over a hundred years old; eight experiences, from a tasting with no booking needed to the harvest.
Family winery in Angostura, next to San Fernando, with Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 1903; it offers tours and tastings around a 1930s chalet and its underground cellar.
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.
Viña Sutil's winery and hotel in Peralillo, set among vineyards by the Tinguiririca River: tours with tastings of Acrux and Mixtio, paired lunches and dinners, 11 rooms and its own airstrip.
Family-run lodge in the foothills of San Fernando, beside the Tumuñan stream, with a small vineyard at 700 m, three houses, a restaurant on request and tastings of its own wines.
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.
Century-old adobe winery at the eastern end of Apalta, with Cabernet Sauvignon vines from 1889 and certified organic and biodynamic farming; tours with a tasting of Neyen and Primus.
Family-run boutique winery in La Dehesa de Placilla, with 8.3 ha of Cabernet Sauvignon and signature wines inspired by an old speakeasy; tours, tastings and the El Clandestino restaurant.
The Hartwig family's boutique winery a short walk from Santa Cruz, with 40 ha of Bordeaux varieties planted since 1978; tours with tasting through the vineyard, cellar and barrel room.
The Cabello family's country winery in El Cóndor de Apalta, with dry-farmed vines over 120 years old; a cart tour or sunset tour with a tasting of its award-winning wines, by appointment only.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Boutique winery minutes from Chillán, with its own Reinicio wines from Tempranillo and Garnacha, and Sala Reinicio: a grill restaurant and events venue among the vineyards of the Itata Valley.
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.
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.
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.