Wine Route in Chile
Colchagua Valley
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Aug 25, 2008, 21:57

 - Circuito del Vino en Colchahua
Visits: Book 24 hours in advance. Tours start at 10.30
Duration: 3 hours, 6 hour tour - Full Day Tour, 3 hour tour – Express Tour
Activity: ·Tour of the vineyards and wine cellars.
·Tour of 3 vineyards with 2 tastings per vineyard, with guides in Spanish, English, French and German. Lunch and transport within the circuit. As an alternative you can visit 2 vineyards and the Colchagua Musem or the San Jose del Carmen del Huique Musem.
·Tour of 2 vineyards with 2 tastings per vineyard, guide in Spanish, English, French and German, transport within the circuit.

 - Viña Bisquertt
Visits: Minimum of one person and booking one day in advance.
Duration: 45 minutes
Activity: Tour of the wine cellars, wine shop.

 - Viña Montgras
Visits: Minimum of one person and booking one day in advance.
Duration: 1 hour
Activity: Tour of the wine cellars, wine shop.

 - Viña Viu Manent
Visits: Maximum of 30 people, booking one day in advance.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Activity: Tour by car of the vineyard, tasting.

 - Viña Montes
Visits: Maximum of 30 people, booking one day in advance.
Duration: 30 minutes
Activity: Tour of vineyards, viewing point and tasting.

 - Viña Santa Cruz
Visits: Spanish and English
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Activity: There are restaurants and a Wine Museum. Tours are given of the vineyard and wine cellars with wine tasting.

 - Viñedos Emiliana
Visits: Spanish and English
Duration: 1 hour
Activity: The tour explains organic and bio-dynamic agricultural concepts. In the wine shop, you can taste wines produced from organic grapes.

 - Viña Casa Laposttolle
Visits: Spanish, English and French.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Activity: This vineyard produces the award winning and iconic Clos Apalta wine. Tours of Cunaco wine cellar are available with booking.

 - Viña Casa Silva
Visits: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.
Duration: 1 hour
Activity: The tour takes in Colchagua’s oldest vineyards, including the wine cellar that dates back to the year 1872. The winery has an exclusive hotel and restaurant.

 - Viña Estampa
Vists: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Duration: 40 minutes
Activity: The wine cellar of this winery is built in the shape of a wave. The tour of the inside of the wine cellar follows a logical route around the production process, finishing with wine tasting.

 - Viña La Playa
Visits: Spanish and English .
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Activity: This winery has a boutique hotel and included in its program is a class on the making of various wines. Afterwards the visitors can see the production lines.

 - Viña El Huique
Visits: Spanish and English .
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Activity: This is a colonial building that dates back to 1870, the old building of the Huique Hacienda. Visitors can tour the wine making area where there is wine tasting straight from the casks.
You can also visit the San Jose del Carmen Museum of El Huique.

 - Viña J.F. Lurton
Visits: Spanish and English.
Duration: 40 minutes.
Activity: The winery has a modern, French style.  

 - Viña La Posada
Visits: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Duration: 40 minutes.
Activity: This is a family owned winery, that keeps a traditional
concept of wine production which is orientated towards organic
production.

 - Viña Las Niñas
Visits: Spanish and English
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Activity: In the wine cellar and cask room you tour the production process, finishing with a tasting of new wines, including “Tacón Alto”