Wine Tour - Wineries at different Valley

CASABLANCA VALLEY, (wineries)

It located 50 minutes away of west of Santiago on the way to Valparaiso

Toward to Santiago we can stop by the way (route 68) at Casablanca Valley is famous for the ocean influence.  Its soil receives abundant coastal breezes giving place to a perfect clime with medium warm annual temperature of 14° c.

This characteristic makes this valley good  to produce white wine, specially … Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gewurztraminer and It's still possible to develop new options as Pinot Noir, the Red White Wine.  But at wineries we can taste every kind of wine as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, Syrah, etc.

MAIPO VALLEY, (wineries)

It located 40 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 descending  to west, 500 m asl.

     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.