| From | Car | Bus | Train | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From SantiagoGoogle Maps | You explore the valley from the city. Pirque: 32 km via Autopista Central, Vespucio Sur and Acceso Sur to Puente Alto; about 35 min. Buin, 37 km, and Paine, 48 km, on Route 5 South (Ruta 5 Sur); between 30 and 40 min. Isla de Maipo: 55 km on Ruta 78 and the G-40; about 45 min. Melipilla: 74 km on Ruta 78; just under 1 h. | Frequent buses to Isla de Maipo and Melipilla leave from Terminal San Borja (Estación Central); around 1 h. To Pirque: Metro Line 4 to Plaza de Puente Alto, then Red bus 282, which passes Pirque's town hall and runs every day. | The Rancagua–Estación Central train, run by EFE (the state railway), stops at Buin and Paine. | There are half-day and full-day tours from Santiago, with daily departures. |
The wineries cluster by area (Pirque, Buin–Paine, Isla de Maipo–Talagante, Melipilla), 30–50 km from one another and just a few kilometers apart within each area. You'll want a car; without one, pick an area and combine train or bus with a taxi.
Harvest: in March, according to the valley's wineries.
Harvest is in March and April. In 2026 the Fiesta de la Vendimia de Isla de Maipo (Isla de Maipo harvest festival) was in late March and the Fiesta del Vino de Pirque (Pirque wine festival) in mid-April. Dry, hot summer, rain in winter. The wineries open year-round; many close on Sundays and public holidays.
Half a day or a day from Santiago: two wineries in the same area and lunch. No need to stay overnight in the valley; four wineries offer accommodation.
Base town: Santiago.
Accommodation at 4 wineries: Cuatro Almas Wines, Viña Santa Rita, Viñateros de Raíz, Vinos Lof.
Restaurant at 9: Viña Concha y Toro (Centro del Vino Pirque), Gandolini, Viña Haras de Pirque, Las Araucarias and 5 more.
Where the visits are concentrated:
Flagship grapes:
The bus journey time to Melipilla (around 1 h) and the companies serving Isla de Maipo come from aggregators and a press report, not from the companies' websites. Red announced the 282 bus to Pirque in November 2025 with fixed timetables; we did not confirm its current frequency. The festival dates are those of 2026 and it was not confirmed that they fall in the same week every year. The climate is described in general terms, with no weather station cited; Sunday and holiday closures come from the profiles on this site.
Hollow dots are approximate locations. Open this valley in the map with filters.
Those open to visitors first.
Family-run stone winery in Pirque, at the foot of the Andes, founded in 2001 by Alicia Balmaceda and Andrés Pérez. Tasting afternoons with a casual dinner and mountain views, by advance booking.
Small-scale family winery in Los Morros, between Buin and Pirque: its own vineyard on a terrace of the Maipo River, a Cabernet awarded in London and three guided tours with tasting, always by booking.
Family winery in Pirque, formerly William Fèvre Chile: high-altitude vineyards between the valley floor and the Cajón del Maipo, and two tours with tasting at its San Luis cellar, by booking Monday to Saturday.
The Hooper Herreros family's garden vineyard in Talagante: 626 vines planted in 2007 in front of their house and around 1,100 bottles of Hoops and Vecino from the 2025 harvest. Visits by booking.
Family winery of Piedmontese origin in Santa Ana, Talagante: 25 planted hectares, a vine-covered brick house, a lagoon and Reserva Privada wines. Visits arranged on request.
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 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.
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.
Félix López's boutique winery in the El Pangue valley, between Curacaví and Casablanca: 20 hectares in the Cordillera de la Costa, a cellar built of mud and eucalyptus, and private tours with tasting.
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.
Boutique winery in Villita Arriba, Isla de Maipo, run by winemaker Ricardo Lowick Russell: signature wines from unusual grape varieties, braille labels and visits with a tasting inside a vat.
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 Isla de Maipo that has grown grapes without chemicals since 1997 and makes wines with no added sulfites. Colonial cellar set among gardens, with a wine shop and visits by booking.
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.
Franco-Chilean joint venture of Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro in Puente Alto: a vineyard and winery devoted to a single wine, with private visits and a tasting of Almaviva and EPU, by appointment.
Family winery of Álvaro Espinoza and Marina Ashton in Maipo Alto, a pioneer of biodynamics in Chile; guided tours with tasting, booked by WhatsApp, and wines sold through its online shop.
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 in Isla de Maipo, known for its icon wine Potopelao and its buildings shaped like giant barrels; open every day, by booking through WhatsApp.
Family winery in coastal Maipo, 35 km from the Pacific, with a wooden gravity-flow cellar on the hillside. It offers tours, hiking, a clay workshop, picnics and country lunches.
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 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 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.
Concha y Toro subsidiary focused on Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto. It hosts visitors at the historic Casa Don Melchor, in Pirque, with five tastings of parcels and vintages and a paired lunch.
Casas de los Carrera, a Historic Monument in El Monte and home of Viña Doña Javiera. Open on Saturdays for guided tours by booking; wine sales still to be confirmed.
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.
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.
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.
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-run boutique winery in El Monte, founded in 2008, with limited-production Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère and Malbec; visits with tasting and group lunches, always by booking.
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 Huelquén, at the foot of the Andes, with a wooden cellar designed by José Cruz Ovalle and Cabernet Sauvignon reds. Tours start at Emporio Liguai, its shop and wine bar.
Winemaker Alejandro Hernández's winery in San Juan de Pirque, at 800 m beside the Maipo River, with vineyards in Maipo Alto and Maule Sur. Visits by appointment and a wine shop.
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.
Family winery founded in 1922, now in its fourth generation, with vineyards and cellar in Alto Jahuel, Buin. Tours with tasting every day and wines such as Don Lorenzo, Casa Reus and Icono 1922.
The Pavone family's winery, founded in 1956 in Isla de Maipo. Casa Ema brings together vineyard tours, tastings, a restaurant, a café and a wine shop beside the El Peral cellar.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Viña Ventisquero's first estate and home of its winery, in Maipo Costa: 381 hectares of vines, a grape-variety garden and 75-minute tours with a tasting of Grey, Ramirana and top-end wines.
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.
Winery of the Bauzá family, of pisco fame, in Til Til, on the northern edge of Maipo: 58.8 ha beside Ruta 5 and a focus on Carménère. Its wines are sold online; no visits are advertised.
Family project of winemaker Stefano Gandolini, devoted to Maipo Andes Cabernet Sauvignon. No visits advertised: its wine is sold online and poured at La Bottega Gandolini, in Vitacura.
Family project devoted solely to traditional-method sparkling wines, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Casablanca and long aging on the lees; it makes around 7,000 bottles a year.
Family vineyard of 3.8 ha in Pirque, with a brick tower at its center and a single wine: an own-rooted Cabernet Sauvignon. No visits advertised; in Chile it is sold at the Butiq shop.
Family winery in Maipo Alto, on the Fundo Cachantún in Huelquén, which reports organic farming since 2000; Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère under its Huelken, Q, Amicus and Invidia labels.
A 1970 vineyard surrounded by the city at the foot of the Andes, in Peñalolén, where the Peña family has made Domus Aurea since 1996. No visits: its wines are sold in wine shops and through its online store.
