What to do and see in Valle Central, Valle Central: The Best Food & Drink

October 26, 2021 Deane Carmody

Chile's Valle Central, a verdant valley tucked between the Andes and the coastal mountain ranges, has a mild climate and moist soil perfect for grape growing. Made up of four distinct wine regions, Maipo, Rapel, Curico and Maule, the area is criss-crossed by well-traveled wine roads. At the northern end of the valley is Maipo, the oldest of Chile's wine regions, famous for its Cabernet Sauvignon. At the opposite end is Maule, which still grows Pais, the first grape brought to South America.
Restaurants in Valle Central

1. Vina El Principal

G-405, Pirque 7500000 Chile +56 9 6688 1210 [email protected] http://www.elprincipal.cl/
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5.0 based on 198 reviews

Vina El Principal

Reviewed By T406CZianr - London, United Kingdom

The best wine experience I have ever had. Christian, our tour guide took us on a wonderfully personal tour of the vineyard and the winery - sharing knowledge and expertise that was extremely enlightening. The tastings were sublime and we were blown away by the whole experience. Such a great thing to do. Fantastic!

2. MontGras

Carretera Del Vino I - 50 Camino Isla de Yaquil S/N, Palmilla, Santa Cruz Chile +56 72 282 3242 [email protected] http://www.montgras.cl
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5.0 based on 555 reviews

MontGras

MontGras winery invites you to experience a unique moment, in which you will learn more about our wines and culture through hands-on experiences and your senses. Located in the heart of the Colchagua Valley, our Visitor's Centre is open year round to receive tourists from all over the world who are interested in learning more about wine, our traditions and our history. Enjoy activities that include harvesting, wine tasting and even making your own wine. Tours available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. We look forward to receiving you!

Reviewed By 727hayleyk

My Husband and I had a private tour of this beautiful vineyard. As someone who only drinks white wine in an area where they only make red wine it was really interesting to hear how both white and red wine is made and the difference. The Sauvignon blanc was very enjoyable and my Husband enjoyed the red wines. We would recommend a visit.

3. OWM

Los Maitenes s/n, Santa Cruz 3130000 Chile +56 9 7979 6027 [email protected] http://www.owmwines.cl
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5.0 based on 38 reviews

OWM

We are two owner of an small wine house in the heart of the Colchagua Valley. We offer personal tasting of different premium red wine direct from the barrels. We also have another attraction were the visitor can do his own blend, with a custom label placing his sign or fingerprint. The visitor will install the cork on it. We also offer tours to the vineyard and the farm warehouse.

Reviewed By YvonneW2178

I was looking for a more individual wine tasting experience, found OWM online and can 1000% recommend!! It started with a very warm welcome by Antonio, he explained everything in detail and very entertaining from the area, the different grapes and the process of the 2 different fermentations. Later we tasted 7 “pure” wines of which afterwards we created our own blend. What a special experience! Thank you very much, Antonio and much further success with OWM!!

4. Vina Santa Carolina

Til Til 2228, Santiago 7810130 Chile +56 2 2450 3137 http://www.santacarolina.cl
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5.0 based on 543 reviews

Vina Santa Carolina

Enjoy the excellent wines and delightful atmosphere of one of Chile’s most prestigious traditional wineries. An engaging guided tour of our facilities, including the park, colonial manor house, old winery, and the large cellar built using the “cal y canto”—limestone and eggshell—technique in the 1880s. During the tour you will taste 3 wines, the experience ends in our new shop.

Reviewed By progresodave - Progreso, Mexico

Having lived 2 hours from Napa for many years, we've been to a lot of wineries. This tour has a completely different focus: it's not a tour of production facilities as much as the best class I've ever had in how to really taste, select and enjoy wine. We took the premium tour that includes higher-end wines, with the time to sit down afterwards, enjoy two wines with paired appetizers, and ask questions of our expert guide. You WILL see the beautiful cellar which has withstood major earthquakes. A couple of hours beyond expectations.

5. Vina Las Pitras

Fundo Las Pitras s/n Rauco, Curico 3340000 Chile +56 75 244 1697 [email protected] http://www.laspitras.cl
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Vina Las Pitras

Las Pitras it is a Chilean vineyard belonging to the Balbontin family, founded in 1934 by Rafael Balbontin Fuenzalida. The wine cellar is situated next to the old Casa Patronal de Vina Las Pitras, typical Chilean colonial era style over 200 years. We offer tours with wine tastings, visit to the wine cellar, trekking, cycling tourism , events to companies and more.

6. Cerveceria Kross

Camino El Toro, km. 6.5 s/n Celular visitas guiadas +569 5819 3655, Curacavi Chile +56 9 5819 3655 [email protected] http://www.kross.cl
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5.0 based on 36 reviews

Cerveceria  Kross

7. Vina Tipaume

Bernardo O'Higgins, 1435, Rengo Chile +56 9 3423 7095 [email protected] http://www.tipaume.cl
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5.0 based on 24 reviews

Vina Tipaume

Artisan and Biodynamic Winery from Cachapoal Valley, Chile. Founded in 1996 by the Pouzet-Grez family.

8. Koyle Family Vineyards

Fundo Angostura s/n, San Fernando Chile +56 9 5149 3035 [email protected] http://www.koyle.cl/
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5.0 based on 15 reviews

Koyle Family Vineyards

Vina Koyle produces organic-biodynamic terroir wines from D.O. Los Lingues in Colchagua Valley, at the very foothills of the Andes mountains. We grow 15 grape varieties, from the traditional Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere of Colchagua to the innovative Grenache and Mourvedre, adapted to the mediterranean weather. We offer you a different tour, where you will learn all about our production process, from the vineyard to the cellar, thanks to our winemaker-guides. We speak English, French, Spanish and Italian.

9. Vina Escondida de Colchagua

Parcela Santa Teresita s/n La Dehesa, Santa Cruz 3070000 Chile +56 9 5818 8352 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/vinaescondida/
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5.0 based on 32 reviews

Vina Escondida de Colchagua

We invite you to walk the vineyard and taste a good winemaker, to sit with a glass 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and to know how this wine is elaborated hidden between hills and valleys. Come and listen to the entertaining stories that surround this vineyard while accompanying your glass with delicious cheeses or if you prefer, with delicious recipes from our land.

Reviewed By BigSpringsTraveler

The owners of this small winery gave our group of six friends a personal and memorable tour (with a fluent English interpreter) of their vineyard and winery, barrel and bottle tastings, and a wonderful lunch of delicious Chilean food, one of best winery experiences I have ever had. Their wine is superb. The winery is a little difficult to find, but well worth it!

10. Alyan Family Wines

Ruta G 425, Pirque Chile +56 2 2854 6768 [email protected] http://alyanwines.com
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5.0 based on 69 reviews

Alyan Family Wines

Alyan family wines is a family owned winery with the experience and tradition of more than 5 generations fully dedicated to the production of premium wines in Chile. Family members together with a very selected group of employees, work together all year round in order to obtain the supreme quality, Wine is in our blood. Visit us to live our passion at "The Wine Experience tour", in a totally different and exciting environment.

Reviewed By D2017OSsuel - Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom

Fabulous wine tour with Bruno. Very informative in a beautiful setting. Would highly recommend. Our hotel arranged the tour and we were picked up from our hotel.

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