| From | Car | Bus | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|
| From SantiagoGoogle Maps | 115 km on Ruta 78 (Autopista del Sol); about 1 h 25 min. The Leyda wineries come before you reach the coast. | From the San Borja and Alameda terminals more than 30 buses a day leave for the San Antonio terminal (Barrancas); between 1 h 30 min and 1 h 50 min. | There are day tours from Santiago that visit a winery in the valley, sometimes combined with Casablanca. |
By car. The Leyda and Lo Abarca wineries are 10–20 km from San Antonio, between Ruta 78 and the Leyda–Santo Domingo road (G-904); Tinta Tinto is in Algarrobo, 25 km north.
Harvest: in March, according to the valley's wineries.
Harvest is in March. The Fiesta de la Vendimia (harvest festival) is held in the second half of March at Hacienda San Juan, on the road to Santo Domingo. Coastal climate, with a cold Pacific breeze; more humid than Santiago, even in summer. Casa Marín closes on Mondays; Garcés Silva receives visitors only Monday to Friday.
A day from Santiago is enough for one or two wineries and lunch. For a weekend, Matetic has accommodation and the beach towns of Cartagena, Algarrobo and Santo Domingo are close by.
Base town: San Antonio.
Accommodation at 1 winery: Matetic Vineyards.
Restaurant at 1: Matetic Vineyards.
Where the visits are concentrated:
Flagship grapes:
The Fiesta de la Vendimia del Valle de San Antonio was held on 16 March 2024, 22 March 2025 and 21 March 2026 at Hacienda San Juan; the 2027 date has not been announced and the organizer (the wineries of the Asociación de Viñas del Valle de San Antonio) has no website of its own to confirm it. Bus times come from a timetable comparison site and from one company's page (FlixBus); no departure terminals are named beyond what those pages state. The accommodation on offer in the beach towns was not verified.
Hollow dots are approximate locations. Open this valley in the map with filters.
Those open to visitors first.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Pioneering family winery of the Leyda Valley, 14 km from the Pacific: cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah (Amayna and Boya) and tours with tasting Monday to Friday.
Family winery founded in 2008 in Bucalemu, Santo Domingo, 9 km from the Pacific. Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Riesling from organically farmed coastal vineyards.
Cool-climate winery in San Juan de Leyda, 12 km from the Pacific, with its own cellar and a wind turbine. Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from granite soils, with Stefano Gandolini as winemaker.
