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Colchagua Valley Overnight Wine Tour
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Two hours south of Santiago is one of Chile’s most important wine regions, the Colchagua Valley. In 2005 it was selected as Best Wine Region in the the world by Wine Enthusiast. More recently one of its most well known wineries, Clos Apalta, produced the number one wine in the world according to Wine Spectator with its 2005 Clos Apalta, a bordeaux blend using principally Chile's emblamatic grape Carmenere.
Santiago Adventures two day tour to the Colchagua Valley will take you to the top wineries where you will taste the wines which make it one of the hottest wine valleys in the new world.
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| Colchagua Valley Overnight Wine Tour - Itinerary |
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Day 1 - Santiago / Colchagua Valley: We will visit Casa Silva, founded by Emilio Bouchon, who arrived in Chile in 1892. It is the oldest winery in the Colchagua Valley. Casa Silva is known for their award winning Carmeneres, the signature grape of Chile.
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Your tour will include a visit to the historic winery and a tasting of their reserve wines. A splendid lunch will be prepared for you at Casa Silva, where you will enjoy the new and modern style of their Chilean chef. After our lunch we will drive a short distance to the quaint town of Santa Cruz where you will spend the night.
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Day 2 - Colchagua Valley: The Colchagua Valley is emerging as the new king of Chilean reds and today’s winery visits will no doubt demonstrate the quality of new wines coming from Colchagua--particularly the Carmenere, Syrah and Malbec varieties.
Our day will start with a visit to Neyen Winery which focuses all its production on one Bordeaux-style blend from their 115 year-old Carmenere vines. The Neyen de Apalta winery is the perfect blend of tradition and modernity. It was founded by the Rojas family in 2002 on the site of one of the area’s pioneering wineries that dates back to the late 19th century.
Only twenty minutes away is our next visit, Viña Clos Apalta, created in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle (of the Grand Marnier family) and produces some of the best QPR (quality/price ratio) wines in Chile. Since its outstanding debut 1997 vintage, Casa Lapostolle's Clos Apalta bottling has helped to establish Chile as a premier red wine region. Owner Marnier-Lapostolle and her team created a blend of Chile's distinctive Carmenère variety, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estate's oldest vines in Colchagua's Apalta sub-valley, then kept refining by fermenting in smaller lots, hand-de-stemming berries and constructing a gravity-flow winery. In 2008, they were awarded a 96 in Wine Spectator for their Clos Apalta wine which was also chosen as the top wine of the year.
After this delightful visit, you will be taken to lunch at Vino Bello Restaurant. After lunch you will ride by carriage to your next visit at Laura Hartwig Winery. Laura Bisquertt inherited the property of “Santa Laura” from her father in 1966. Later, her husband, Alejandro Hartwig and she moved to Canada, where they discovered their passion for excellent wine. Coming back to Chile they decided to open their winery as a retirement project and named it after their daughter.
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We loved our trip and would recommend your agency in a minute.
Bryce Lambert
Concord, NH
Our trip was great, not only because of your services but also the hospitality during our stay and all the people in general. Manuel was really friendly and professional. We tasted over 50 different wines
Carlos Addirich
Miami, FL
Our wine tour with Santiago Adventures was so much more than what we expected. I would attribute the success of our trip to the meticulous planning by Brian and our amazing tour guide Victor.
Catherine Wheeler
Baton Rouge, LA
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Neyen Vines - some of the oldest pre-philloxera vines in the world
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Colchagua Valley Overnight Wine Tour - 2012 Prices
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Reservations are required at least two days before your tour. The tours are private and include:
- Round trip transportation from your hotel in Santiago
- English-speaking guide with knowledge in Chilean wines
- One night lodging with breakfast based on double occupancy (sgl supp $78)
- Two delicious winery lunches
- Four winery visits and tastings
- Chilean Wine Region Map
- Bottled water in vehicle
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To make a reservation call in US to 802-904- 6798, us or use our convenient reservation form.
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