3 Days Wonderful Wine Tour, Markets Visit, and Chilean Cooking Class in Santiago, Chile

Facilities

Day 1: Santiago to Casablanca

Discover the most innovative wine Valley in Chile in an informal but educational full day tour! Uncorked Wine Tours will pick you up early in the morning at your hotel in Santiago, then heading towards Casablanca in a 60-minute trip to start enjoying some of the best cool climate wines in the country. You will visit two wineries (tour and wine tasting) and have a marvelous lunch in a third one, accompanied by some of the best wine exponents of this singular terroir. You will focus on small producers / boutique wineries who offer the best of this land. In Casablanca, you will find some great Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah among the traditional red varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenere.

After this full-day experience, Uncorked Wine Tours will drop you off at Casa Sur Charming Hotel for you to relax in a comfortable, familiar and intimate space, with all necessary accommodations. All located at the heart of Santiago.

Day 2: Santiago to Colchagua

Come and discover the most traditional wine area in Chile! Get steeped in Chilean folklore, food, history, and of course wine. Located at the south of Santiago, Colchagua Valley offers a unique source of amazing landscapes and joy activities in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Uncorked Wine Tours will pick you up at Casa Sur Charming Hotel early in the morning to head towards Colchagua, two and half hours from Santiago. You will be part of a unique experience, where you will visit some of the best wineries in the area. Two tours, two tastings, lunch with wines, and another wine tasting after lunch, if you did not taste enough.

Enjoy of one of the most important wine regions in Chile, surrounded by great wines, sublime landscapes, and majestic food. This warm valley offers a real and unique experience related to red wines. Uncover the secrets of this fruitful terroir, especially if you are a fan of Cabernets, Merlot, and the legendary Carmenere!

After this full-day experience, Uncorked Wine Tours will drop you off at Casa Sur Charming Hotel for you to relax in a comfortable, familiar and intimate space, with all necessary accommodations. All located at the heart of Santiago.

Day 3: La Vega and The Mercado Central

Immerse yourself in the flavors and aromas in the enjoyable Chilean cooking class! “There is no better way to get to the heart of any city than through its cuisine”, That's what Uncorked Wine Tours thinks, so, you are invited to be part of this tasteful and cultural experience! Visit and walk two of the most important and popular food markets in Santiago: La Vega and The Mercado Central. You will buy all the necessary food from local producers to finish in the Uncorked Cooking Workshop, cooking, tasting, and eating a very special and typical Chilean menu. Come and be part of our tasty cuisine and at the same learn how to cook in a “hands-on” activity ideal for food lovers. Wine is obviously invited.

Casablanca

Casablanca is the first cool climate valley in Chile, situated on the coastal plain between Santiago and Valparaiso (Central region), is Chile’s fastest growing wine region. The Casablanca Valley is relatively new to the wine industry with wine production beginning as late as the mid-1980s. As a young valley of premium wines, Casablanca Valley offers an important number of modern cellars with the highest winemaking technology, many of them boutiques wineries. Despite its young age, wine production in this valley has gained particular recognition for the white wine production of splendid crisp Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, but also for some stunning reds such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Syrah. Currently, Casablanca stands as the Tenth World Wine Capital in the international network known as Great Wine Capitals.

The Colchagua Valley

The Colchagua Valley is one of the country’s most famous valleys. Set at the heart of the central valley, it is the icon of red wine production in Chile. Known for its beautiful vineyard-covered hills, hundred-year-old vines, enchanting colonial estate houses, and modern and traditional wineries, all of which enhance the beauty of the landscape. The valley has always had an agriculturally based economy, strictly related to its people´s identity. Its exquisite climate, the use of leading-edge technology, and tireless human creativity have led to the outstanding development of its winegrowing and winemaking industry, which has produced wines that are among the best in the world. If you love reds like Cabernet, Merlot, Carmenere, Malbec, and Syrah, this is the ideal place for you.

• Four-step wine paired lunch at House of Morandé, Casablanca
• Lunch at Viu Manent’s Rayuela Wine and Grill Restaurant, Colchagua
• Breakfast at Casa Sur Hotel, Santiago
• Lunch with wines at Uncorked Cooking Workshop
• 24-hour self-service tea, herbal tea, and water

Note: Vegetarians and other dietary requirements such as gluten and dairy intolerances are catered for. The only thing Uncorked wine tours asks you is to please let them know in advance.

• 2 full day wine tours
• 1 Chilean cooking class
• Visit Vega and Mercado Central
• All winery tours (Casablanca: Loma Larga vineyards, La Recova winery and House of Morandé vineyards / Colchagua: Clos Apalta winery, Neyen vineyards, and Viu Manent winery)
• Cooking class attire and recipe
• English guide / host
• Lunch with wines: House of Morande and Rayuela of Viu Manent
• Breakfast at hotel
• 2 nights’ accommodation
• Comfortable transportation
• Pick up and drop off for both activities

• Tips
• Gratuities

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 15 days before the arrival date.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.