Santiago: Santa Rita Winery Premium Tour & Wine Tasting
What happens inside a Chilean winery that's been making wine since the 1800s?
You walk through working vineyards and historic cellars with a guide who explains the entire winemaking process, taste three premium wines paired with cheese and nuts, and explore a 19th-century park with Roman baths and a neo-gothic chapel. The Andean Museum with pre-Columbian artifacts is included, and groups stay under 15 people so the pace stays unhurried. Plan for a half-day experience near Santiago.
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Explore Santa Rita Winery and Heritage
- Walk through vineyards and varietal garden
- Learn wine-making, aging, and bottling process
- Visit 19th-century park and gardens
- See Roman baths and neo-gothic chapel
- Taste 3 ultra premium wines with snacks
What’s included
Professional guide throughout the tour, vineyard and varietal garden walk, complete wine cellar tour showing the making, aging and bottling process, 19th-century park with Roman baths and neo-gothic chapel, self-guided access to the Andean Museum with 3,000+ pre-Columbian pieces, three ultra premium wine tastings paired with cheese, crackers and nuts, and a gift glass to take home.
Times
- Tuesday to Sunday 09:30 11:30 14:15 16:00
Before you book
Operated by Viña Santa Rita
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The experience
The Santa Rita Winery sits at the foot of the Andes, about an hour from Santiago, and the first thing you notice is how much history is packed into one place. You're walking through vineyards and a varietal garden with a professional guide who knows the whole story, not just the wine, but how the estate was declared a historic monument back in 1972. The cellar tour shows you the actual process: how grapes become wine, how it ages, how it gets bottled. It's not a quick walk-through either. You're seeing the real infrastructure, the old cellars where things actually happen.
Then there's the tasting: three ultra premium wines, each one paired with cheese, crackers and nuts. The guide explains what you're drinking, which changes how it tastes. After that you move through the 19th-century park, past Roman baths built in the late 1800s and a neo-gothic chapel that sits there like it belongs in a different century. The Andean Museum is on the grounds too, with over 3,000 pieces of pre-Columbian art, and you can walk through it at your own pace. Groups stay small, maximum 15 people, so it doesn't feel like you're shuffled through with a hundred others.
If you want to eat, there's Doña Paula, the on-site restaurant that critics have called the best restaurant outside Santiago. You're not forced into it, but it's there if the wine and the walk have made you hungry. The whole experience is built around the idea that wine isn't just a drink. It's connected to the land, the history, the people who've been working here for generations. You leave with a gift glass, which is a small thing, but it's the kind of detail that makes you remember where you were.
Is this one for you?Right for wine lovers at any level who want to understand how Chilean wine is actually made, not just taste it: the small group size and professional guide mean you're learning something real, and the historic setting makes the afternoon feel like more than a tasting room visit.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 17 years). Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.
What wines are included in the tasting?
Three ultra premium wines from Santa Rita, served with cheese, crackers and nuts.
Is the Andean Museum guided or self-guided?
The museum is self-guided. It holds over 3,000 pieces of pre-Columbian art and is included with your tour.
Is the winery accessible for wheelchairs?
Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible.
How many people are in each tour group?
Maximum 15 people per tour.
Is lunch included?
No, but Doña Paula restaurant is on-site if you want to eat. It's optional and à la carte.
Santiago: Santa Rita Winery Premium Tour & Wine Tasting
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