Starting point:
Santiago de Chile.
The Wine Tour of the
Colchagua Valley, is
the first wine
tourism circuit
created in Chile,
back in 1996. From
its head office in
the town of Santa
Cruz, the tours are
organized,
coordinated, sold
and operated, and
cover the main
wineries of the
Colchagua Valley.
The Wine Route of
Colchagua is a tour
which takes in
different types of
programs, with
tastings in the most
important wineries
of the valley, for
those who wish to
find out even more
about winemaking
secrets.
This circuit has
been highly
acclaimed
internationally, as
an exceptional
tourist destination
(highlighted among
the 25 most
interesting
destinations in the
magazine Travel &
Leisure, January
2000, USA). Every
year, the number of
visitors received
increases as well as
the interest of the
operators and
tourism agencies at
home and abroad.
The wineries which
make up the circuit
have incorporated
the highest quality
infrastructure to
attend their
visitors. Each has a
wine and souvenir
shop, tasting rooms,
dining rooms and
well equipped
bathrooms, all along
with great
architectural and
natural beauty.
Each winery to be
visited has its own
history and
individual charm,
many of which have a
long family
tradition, together
with the latest
technology
incorporated for the
production of their
fine wines, which
you will have the
chance to taste and
acquire at special
prices.
The visitors are
accompanied by
guides, and with
great warmth will
show the wineries,
explaining each
process which
finally produce
magnificent wines in
this highly reputed
valley, finishing
off with a tasting
of some of those
wines. The visitor
will be able to
discover the reasons
behind why Chile’s
best wines are born
here.
Each of the
aforementioned
factors makes each
tour with the Wine
Route of Colchagua,
a discovery, a
learning process,
and without doubt,
highly entertaining.