Vino del Desierto
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.
Between February and April, depending on the valley, these wineries open the harvest to visitors: picking with shears, treading grapes, following the must all the way to the vat. Dates are limited, so book well ahead.
13 wineries open to visitors in 8 valleys, north to south.
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.
Small high-altitude vineyard in Coirón, in the upper Choapa, where Arnaud Faupin makes natural wines by hand and without electricity. Visits by booking and a harvest festival every summer.
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.
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.
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.
Winery designed by Smiljan Radic among vineyards and native forest in Millahue, No. 1 in The World's 50 Best Vineyards 2025. Tours and tastings by booking, the Pavilion and VIK Zero restaurants and the Vik Chile hotel.
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.
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.
Family winery in Peralillo (Colchagua) founded by the Castro siblings: signature wines with illustrated labels, clay tinajas and tours led by the owners themselves.
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.
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.