Minimal-intervention wines, almost always from small producers who welcome you in their own home or at the lagar where the grapes are trodden. Most are in Itata, Maule and Bío Bío, and the visit is usually led by the winegrower in person.
33 wineries open to visitors in 13 valleys, north to south.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Three quarters of an organically farmed hectare in Lonquén and a single wine, an age-worthy red blend, which owners Andrés and Angélica show on private visits.
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 Alto Cachapoal, in Rengo: 5 ha of dry-farmed organic and biodynamic vines and close to 1,000 bottles a year. Private tour with the owners and two lofts above the underground cellar.
The Larraín Duque family's boutique winery in Santa Ana, Peralillo: 1.9 ha farmed agroecologically, handmade natural wines and a manor house that hosts groups for tastings, meals and overnight stays.
François Lurton's biodynamic winery in the Lolol valley: 28 Demeter-certified hectares, tours with tasting, picnics among the vines and a guesthouse for 12 people.
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 Molina, in the Curicó Valley, with roots going back to 1930. It exports to dozens of countries and created the No Es Pituko natural wine line. Visits by appointment only.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
Mapuche family winery in Padre Las Casas, in the Cautín Valley, with half a hectare of Pinot Noir planted in 2020 and a naturally fermented wine. Guided visits by booking.
The Porte siblings' micro-winery on the banks of the Bueno River, near Osorno: dry-farmed natural Pinot Noir, a guided tour with tasting and the Casa Campanario for overnight stays.
