Wine day tours from Santiago Chile are one of the most popular excursions from Santiago. Winery tours from Santiago provide the visitors with a chance to visit the old and reputed wineries that are located in the vicinity of the city.
The organized tours provide the visitors with a chance to stroll through the vineyards and the orchards and also give them an opportunity to directly experience the intricacies of wine production. Given below are the details of some of the most popular
wine day tours from Santiago Chile:
- Vina Conchay Toro: This tour to the largest winery in Santiago provides the visitors a rare opportunity to travel through the expansive vineyards of the winery. A walk through the brick catacombs used for wine storage and mellowing is an experience of a lifetime. A museum makes the tour all the more exciting, as does the wine tasting facilities.
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- Vina Santa Rita: This winery is located on the south of Santiago. Apart from the usual facilities of a wine day tour, there is a wonderful restaurant called the La Casa de Dona Paula on site, where the visitor can grab a bite of traditional Chilean fare. However, reservations need to be secured before a visit to this winery near Santiago.
- Vina Undurraga: This is one of the older wineries near Santiago, located on the southwest of the city. It can be reached through the old road that leads to Melipilla. The grounds and the buildings are open throughout the week, although reservations need to be done before the visit.
- Vina Santa Carolina: This vineyard was once situated within the premises of Santiago, but has presently been moved outside the city. The buildings, including the main house and the cellars, are open to the tourist on a day's notice.
- Vina Cousino Macul: This winery has been shifted outside Santiago city. However, the small store, selling the wines produced by this winery, continues to exist in the city.
The travelers availing the winery trips from Santiago can procure the excellent wines from the small stores selling groceries and wine, popularly called bodegas. The other regions that can be visited for a wine tour are as follows:
- Aconcagua Valley: This valley is located in the northern part of Santiago. It is the home to wineries like Von Siebenthal, San Esteban and Errazuriz.
- Cachapoal Valley: It is located in the southern part of Santiago. Popular wineries of this valley are Torreon de Paredes, Casas del Toqui, Misiones de Rengo, Anakena, Chateau Los Boldos, La Rosa, Altair and Gracia.
- Casablanca Valley: It is located on the western part of Santiago. It is known for Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines. Some of the popular wineries of this region are Vina Organico Emiliana, Veramonte, William Cole, Casa del Bosque, Villard and Indomita.
- Colchagua Valley: Known for Cabernet, Syrah, Carmenere and Malbec wines, two of the very popular wineries in this region are Casa Lapostolle and Montes.
- San Antonio Valley: Matetic and Casa Marin are two well-known wineries of this valley.
- Maipo Valley: This happens to be the oldest wine producing region of Chile. The famous wineries of the valley include El Principal, Aquitania, William Fevre, Paseos del Vino, Quebrada de Macul Santa Alicia, Concha y Toro, etc.
