Wineries to visit:
| Bisquertt |
| Casa Lapostolle |
| Casa Silva |
| Emiliana Orgánico |
| Estampa |
| Hacienda el Araucano |
| Las Niñas |
| Montes |
| Montgras |
| Santa Cruz |
| Viu Manent |
Wine Tours
Wineries to visit
Viña Casa Silva
Our winery is open for tourism year round. You can visit the traditional facilities, taste our wines, and enjoy the beauty of our valley.
The basic 1-hour tour includes a visit through the winery, one of the oldest and most beautiful in Chile, the adjacent vineyards, and a wine tasting.
More complete tours are also available and include visits to the polo field and rodeo arena, our vineyards in Los Lingues, and even a polo demonstration or a Chilean rodeo.
Hours:
Monday through Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
- Restaurant Viña Casa Silva
- Hotel Viña Casa Silva
Viñedos Emiliana Orgánico
Los Robles Winery
Visitors are received in our Fundo Los Robles facility in Placilla, in Chile’s VI Region. They begin with a walking tour of the vineyards, where the guide explains the principles and practices of organic and biodynamic agriculture as employed here. The tour continues to the bodega, where visitors will see the winemaking process. Guests then taste two of our Reserve wines made with organic grapes.
The tour ends in our wine shop, where visitors can purchase wines and souvenirs.
Hours:
Wednesday through Sunday
10:30hrs. – 12:00hrs. – 15:00 hrs. – 16:30 hrs.
Prior reservation required
Complementary services:
- Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation
Viña Viu Manent
Tours at Viu Manent begin in the “La Llavería” visitors’ center, where a bilingual guide receives our guests and takes them on a ride in a romantic antique horse-drawn carriage for a panoramic view of the vineyards. The guide explains the developmental process of the vines and the work done in the vineyard each season. Visitors continue to “La Bodega,” where they taste wine directly from the tanks while they learn about the process of making fine wines.
The tour continues in “La Llavería," built in the early 20th century, a faithful representative of the architecture of Chilean haciendas of the time. Today it retains its original structure and has been renovated to offer guests an enjoyable visit in the gardens, the “Cava Don Miguel” wine cellar, and a display of antique harvesting machinery once used at the winery. The visit concludes in the wine shop, where guests taste Viu Manent Reserve wines and can purchase wine and accessories.
Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday
10:30- 12:00 hrs.
15:00- 16:30 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
- Restaurant
- Equestrian Club
- Emporium
Viña Montes
We at Viña Montes would like to share the beauty of the Apalta Valley and the surrounding steep hillsides with you as well as the harmony and state-of-the-art technology of our winery. Come visit and get to know us better by tasting a selection of our fine wines and touring the winery and vineyards.
We invite you to visit our new winery in Apalta equipped with the most sophisticated vinification technology, where you will observe the gravity flow systems that used to move the wine through the facility. Outdoors, you will see steep, 45°-hillsides planted with our best grapes reserved for making our Montes Alpha M, Montes Folly, and Purple Angel wines.
Hours:
Monday through Sunday
9:30 – 12:00 hrs.
15:00- 17:00 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
-Botanical trail
-Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation
Viña Casa Lapostolle
Bodega Clos Apalta in the heart of the Apalta Valley offers a 1 ½-hour tour during which you will visit the five floors that grapes travel and see how they are transformed into the prestigious Clos de Apalta wine. The tour begins in the Reception Room, where grapes from the best plots of 50–80-year old vines are de-stemmed by hand and then fermented in twenty-one 75-hl French oak vats.
The new wine is then racked by gravity flow to new French oak barrels in the first year barrel room on the floor below, which features a cross-shaped ceiling that represents the Southern Cross constellation. The wines then descend to the second year barrel room, which is protected by a cupola made of thin strips of native raulí wood. Blending takes place on the fifth level down, followed by bottling on the sixth and bottom level, where Clos Apalta begins its journey to more than 40 countries.
Hours:
Monday through Sunday
10:00 – 12:00 hrs.
15:00 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
-4 cottages for visitors-Guest House
-Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation
Viña Las Niñas
Viña Las Niñas is known as one of the most architecturally beautiful wineries in the contemporary world.
The tour begins in the vineyard with a brief introduction of the different varieties planted there and its agricultural management. Visitors continue through the vinification facility, the bottling room, the barrel room, and end with an instructional tasting of our wines to learn about aromas. Our sales room is open to visitors.
Visiting hours for tourists:
Open 7 days a week with the following hours:10:00 AM- 12:00 noon.
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visitors welcome with prior reservations. Direct sales available throughout the day.
Complementary services:
- Take your picnic basket, with wine and glasses, to our hillside vineyards to enjoy the best view of the Colchagua Valley.- Those sports lovers will delight in the landscapes on the hillside mountain bike trail. (With prior reservation and confirmation.)
Viña Estampa
Visits to Viña Estampa begin in the the varietal garden, which features a selection of different types of vines. Here you can see the difference between Carmenère and Merlot by the shape of their bunches or the color of their leaves. You will also learn about seasonal factors, harvesting methods, and some of the technical elements that are important for producing high-quality wine.
The tour continues in the winery, where you will learn about winemaking processes such as fermentation, ageing, and some of our winemakers’ interesting secrets.
The tour concludes with a brief explanation of the art of wine tasting and a sampling of our wines.
Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 - 13:00 hrs.
14:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation.
Viña Montgras
MONTGRAS: Not just a wine: a destination
MontGras Tourism Programs
"My Harvest" Program
Be a part of the Harvest Experience
Enjoy an unforgettable moment picking the fruit that will be part of the next Viña MontGras vintage.
Program Subject to confirmation for groups of more than 5 people.
Morning program.
Arrival at Visitors Center
Brief overview of the winery and its wines
General explanation of the activity
Distribution of materials (MontGras cap and apron)
Arrival at harvesting location
Distribution of remaining materials (shears, basket)
Physical explanation of the activity
Activity begins (30 minutes).
Photographs of each participant
Activity ends and return to visitors center
Clean up
Wine tasting: 2 Reserve wines
Includes:
Use of shears and basket
Gift cap and apron
Tasting of 2 reserve-quality wines
CD with photos
"Make your own Wine" Program
Become a "Winemaker for a Day"
We invite you to participate in this unforgettable experience of "making your own wine."
Blend 3 red varieties to reflect your own identity and personal taste, with advice of the winemaker.
This blend will age in oak barrels for 3 to 6 months, according to the winemaker’s criteria, to become a first-rate wine.
After blending, participants select the bottle, capsule, and label for their own wine, which will be delivered upon completion.
This program includes:
- Visit to the vineyards closest to the Visitors’ Center
- Tour of the winery, with explanation of the winemaking process.
- Distribution of a MontGras apron.
- Activity: Make your own Wine.
Everything you need to make your own wine will be available in our Barrel Room: calculators, beakers, pipettes, oak barrel, 3 varieties for blending, bottles, labels
- 1 bottle of your “Superior Reserve” wine delivered to a Santiago address.
Does not include: Participant transportation within or outside the region or wine delivery within or outside the region.
Program:
- Subject to availability and changes according to necessity.
- We appreciate punctuality in order to comply with the program.
Observations:
- Each participant receives an apron as a gift.
"Ninquén by Horseback" Program
Ride through Chile’s first hillside vineyard.
Ninquén, a unique Chilean terroir.
Our vineyard on the top of Ninquén Hill offers the opportunity to see another perspective on vine management for premium wine production.
The ride begins at the bottom of Ninquén Hill, guided by our well-trained staff. Riders will observe local flora and fauna on the way to the peak, which provides a spectacular view of the vineyards and the different varieties planted on steep hillsides and on a concave plain that invites guests to learn more about vine management on the hill.
The visit to the valley provides an incomparable opportunity to appreciate the magnitude of the bountiful land of Colchagua.
The ride concludes with a Chilean-style barbecue on top of the hill (November–April) or in the Visitors’ Center (May–October) with our prestigious and award-winning wines.
Program includes:
- MontGras guide who will explain the concept of the Ninquén vineyard and the production process for premium grapes
- Gentle horse with complete equipment
- Trail guide
- MontGras baseball cap
- Country-style lunch on Ninquén Hill or in our Visitors’ Center, with ½ bottle Reserve wine per person
- Tour of the winery and tasting of 2 Reserve wines
Does not include: Participant transportation within or outside the region.
Program:
- Subject to availability and changes according to necessity.
- We appreciate punctuality in order to comply with the program.
10:45 Arrival at Visitors’ Center
11:00 Departure to Ninquén (Transportation provided)
11:15 Arrival at Ninquén
11:30–1:00 Horseback riding at Ninquén 1:15–3:30 Country-style Barbecue
3:45 Return to Visitors’ Center
4:00 Arrival at Visitors’ Center
4:15 – 5:00 Winery tour & Wine Tasting
5:15 Activity conclude
Observations:
For safety reasons, this program is designed for groups of no more than 8 riders.
Hours:
Monday through Sunday
10:30 – 12:00 hrs.
15:00 -16:00 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
- Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmationViña Bisquertt
Located in Santa Cruz in the Colchagua Valley, Viña Bisquertt has developed a tourism plan for companies and private parties that invites guests to learn about the process of making world-renowned wines. Attractive tours include a visit to the 100-year-old bodega, the restored manor house and its beautiful gardens, its tradition- and history-filled halls, an amazing collection of antique carriages, and the spectacular Reception Hall, where visitors learn about and enjoy specially-designed food and wine pairings.
We invite you to become a part of this tradition at Viña Bisquertt.
Hours:
Monday through Friday
10:30 – 12:30 hrs.
15:30 – 16:30 hrs.
Saturday
10:30 – 12:30 y 15:00 hrs.
Sundays close
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
-Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation.
Viña Santa Cruz
Winter schedule:
Monday through Sunday, regular tours
10:00 am, 12:00 hrs, 15.30 hrs.
Astronomy Tours
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 18:00 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Viña Hacienda Araucano
Jacques & Francois Lurton S.A. was created in 1988 by the two Lurton brothers. In 2000, after two years of research, they decided to establish their Hacienda Araucano in the Lolol sector of the Colchagua Valley, an area that presents very high potential for red wine production. Located at the foot of a hill, the soil offers the perfect balance between excellent drainage and water retention, which allows the vine roots to reach deep into the earth to obtain sufficient water without the need for artificial irrigation systems.
Viña Hacienda Araucano is a member of the Colchagua Valley Wine Route and has a sale rooms open to the public, winery tours, and tastings.
Hours:
Monday through Friday
10:30 – 12:00 hrs.
15:00 – 16:30 hrs.
Prior reservations required
Complementary services:
-Lunches and events, with prior reservation and confirmation
-Horseback riding