Wine trail · Chile

Maipo & Andes Wine Trail

1. Santiago - Gateway to Chilean wine 1 2. Alto Maipo - Premium Cabernet territory 2 3. Carmenère discovery challenge - blind tasting 3 4. Pirque - High-altitude winemaking pioneers 4 5. Valle Nevado ski resort wine experience 5 6. Traditional Chilean curanto with wine 6 20 km 1. Santiago - Gateway to Chilean wine 1 2. Alto Maipo - Premium Cabernet territory 2 3. Carmenère discovery challenge - blind tasting 3 4. Pirque - High-altitude winemaking pioneers 4 5. Valle Nevado ski resort wine experience 5 6. Traditional Chilean curanto with wine 6 20 km

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Chapter 6 of Alpine Grand Journey · Argentina

The stops

  1. Adventure · Price: low Santiago - Gateway to Chilean wine Chile's cosmopolitan capital offers easy access to the Maipo Valley wine country, just 45 minutes away. The city itself boasts excellent wine bars in neighborhoods like Bellavista and Lastarria, serving as the perfect launch point for exploring Chile's premium wine regions.
  2. Adventure · Price: high Alto Maipo - Premium Cabernet territory Experience Chile's most prestigious wine at Almaviva, the joint venture between Concha y Toro and Chateau Mouton Rothschild. This exclusive visit includes a guided tour of the state-of-the-art facility and tasting of the legendary Almaviva blend alongside its second wine, Epu.
  3. Adventure · Price: low Carmenère discovery challenge - blind tasting Discover Chile's signature grape at Vina Carmen, where winemakers specialize in Carmenère - the "lost grape of Bordeaux" rediscovered in Chilean vineyards in 1994. Learn to identify its distinctive herbal, spicy character through guided comparative tastings.
  4. Adventure · Price: moderate Pirque - High-altitude winemaking pioneers Visit Chile's largest and most famous winery, home to the legendary "Devil's Cellar" where winemakers once spread rumors of a resident devil to deter wine thieves. Explore magnificent gardens, historic cellars, and taste the iconic Don Melchor and Casillero del Diablo lines.
  5. Adventure · Price: high Valle Nevado ski resort wine experience Chile's premier ski resort offers the ultimate ski-wine combination in the Southern Hemisphere. After morning skiing on Andean powder, enjoy après-ski wine tastings featuring Chilean premium reds at 3,000m altitude with panoramic mountain views.
  6. Adventure · Price: moderate Traditional Chilean curanto with wine Explore the historic Santa Rita estate, where 120 patriots hid from Spanish forces during Chile's independence war. Beyond acclaimed wines, the property houses the exceptional Museo Andino with pre-Columbian artifacts, and the restaurant serves traditional Chilean cuisine.

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