Explore the Chilean countryside- A visit to the Maipo Wine Region 

 Is located 1:40 hours away from Santiago and 2:15 hours away from Valparaiso.

It located 50 minutes away of South east of Stgo.

Following the current of Maipo River and joining with the Metropolitan Region we find one of the most traditional viticultural zone of the country and where it were founded the first vineyards.

Its natural limits are, by the east, Andes Mountain, and by the west,  Coastal Mountains;  it has a natural decline from east, 1000 mts Above Sea Level (3,281 fasl) descending  to west, 500 m asl(1,640 fasl)

Actually the total surface of vine cultivated is about 2,700 hectares, 1,500 h for red wine grapes and 1,200 h for white wine grapes.

It was in this valley, where it was discovered at beginning of the 1990’s, the famous grape, “CARMENERE”, that, actually, it is cultivated only in Chile in an industrial way.  Many enologists believed it extinguished since the years 1800’s.

We will visit 2 wineries in the morning (11:00 &/or 12:30), stop for lunch, 1 winery in the afternoon (16:30).