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Wine lovers: whether you’re a die-hard oenophile or just a general grape enthusiast, you’ll be thrilled by the vineyards and cellars of Santa Cruz. This Chilean city makes a great base for exploring the Colchagua Valley, a wine region that’s loved for its full-bodied reds. Before you embark upon a day of tastings, be sure to explore Santa Cruz’s charming colonial architecture and cultural museums.
Restaurants in Santa Cruz
1. Colchagua Museum
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5.0 based on 1,463 reviews
Reviewed By scottberg56
Fantastic museum, from pre-history to the present day with many artifacts and great narration. A must see.
2. Horseback Rides Santa Cruz
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5.0 based on 70 reviews
Horseback Rides Santa Cruz, was the first trail ride available in Colchagua Valley and Santa Cruz. I am an US citizen living in this area. We begin with a short ride up a hill to a picnic bench area which has a lookout over Santa Cruz and Colchagua Valley. The ride lasts about 3 hours, and includes transportation, gloves with chaps, and wine and cheese while enjoying a breathtaking view. We have both english and spanish horsemen to assist the whole way.
3. Club Ecuestre y Cabalgatas Santa Cruz
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5.0 based on 84 reviews
Club Ecuestre Santa Cruz offer a guided horseback riding Tour tough Viu Manent vineyards landscapes
Reviewed By NWY1 - Levenmouth, United Kingdom
This was a very relaxed and enjoyable morning viewing a vineyard on horseback with my partner and guide Rodrigo. The stories and explanations form Rodrigo about wine production and the history of the vineyard were very interesting. Rodrigo’s coaching and control of the horses also was expert. Both of us were novices though and we both enjoyed the experience greatly! Topping it off we went for a wine tasting and a very nice stake afterwards. All-in-all, a very good morning spent in Viu Manent Colchagua!!
4. Laura Hartwig Winery
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4.5 based on 253 reviews
This charming boutique winery, located in the heart of Santa Cruz, Colchagua Valley, is one of the most traditional wineries in Chile, surrounded by extraordinary beautiful landscapes. As well as its acclaimed wines,its kindness, its hospitality and personal treatment will make you feel like if you were at home.
Reviewed By 154pietero
Great place to go try some wines, you can try all of them per glass for affordable prices on their terrace
5. Vina Las Ninas
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4.5 based on 74 reviews
In 1996, Bernard Dauré persuaded his friends, Jean Pierre Cayard and Claude Florensa to embark on a crazy idea, to join him in creating a wine estate at Apalta in Chile. The girls from the three families soon fell in love with the land, in the Colchagua Valley, which is only a two hour drive south of Santiago, the country’s capital. The girls, “Las Niñas” took the work, which lasted around three years, in hand … planting 160 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Camenere, Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache Noir, Merlot and Chardonnay, while Mathias Klotz designed and built the cellar. The Las Niñas vineyard has established firm roots in Apalta, and with every day that passes they question the modernity of the wines that are the fruit of this land. Ecological production is a duty and the search for balance is renewed at the wine harvest every year. The freshness of their wines bearing witness to their eternal youth.
Reviewed By grantcruz - Denver, United States
Set in repurposed shipping containers, the tasting room at Vina Las Nina overlooks the mountains and the vineyard. The wine tasting is a little on the more expensive side but we tasted 5 different wines and the pours are generous.
6. Museo El Huique
7. Vina Apaltagua
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
Ventisquero has the best location in Colchagua valley, where we produce our premium and super premium wines. When you visit us, you will be abble to taste our best wines from Colchagua and others areas from Chile. Also we have the best view point in Colchagua, where you can enjoy the best view of our vineyards and hills.
Reviewed By maximilianoe758 - Santiago, Chile
Out of the three vineyard we visited during the day, this was the best. The wine was the best, the tasting was the best, and the guide was the best (Thx Nelson!). Nelson was very helpful in explaining the wine, how to taste it, the process, and other aspects of the vineyard. Aside from that, he was very familiar and close.
8. Cabalgatas Valle de Colchagua
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5.0 based on 42 reviews
