Colchagua Valley Wine Tour: Private Winery Day Trip

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Free cancellation

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Duration4h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Underground barrel rooms and vineyard walks in Chile's premier wine region

A private wine tour of Colchagua Valley takes you through two of Chile's most distinctive wineries in a single afternoon. You walk the vineyards, taste Premium and Ultra-Premium wines at Montes, descend into Clos Apalta's seven-story underground complex, and return with pickup included. The guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese, and the full day—transport, tastings and winery access—runs 4 hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Colchagua Valley wineries

Walk through vineyards with valley views
Tour Montes winery and barrel room
Visit Montes wine and souvenir shop
Tour Clos Apalta winery underground complex

The Experience

What makes Colchagua Valley different from other Chilean wine regions? The answer starts at Montes, where you walk through vineyards with views across the valley toward the Andes, then tour the winery itself to see how Premium and Ultra-Premium wines like Montes Alpha M, Montes Folly, Purple Angel and Montes Alpha are made. The Barrel Room is where the best wines rest and mature—a quiet, deliberate space designed around Gregorian songs that accompany the aging process. You taste what comes out of that care, and the winery shop lets you buy at special prices if something lands with you.

The second stop is Clos Apalta, winner of the Most Extraordinary Winery award, and it is unlike anything else in the valley. The architect Roberto Benavente Riquelme built a seven-story underground complex into the slopes of the land—understatedly functional, yet grand in a way that stays hidden until you descend into it. The winery retains an awe-inspiring mystery because none of it is visible from above ground. You move through the space and see how a building can be both practical and conceptually bold.

Private transportation picks you up and brings you back, so the route, the timing and the stops all hold together without you arranging any of it. The guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese depending on what you need. Bottled water is included. Children from age 1 are welcome, and the full experience—vineyard walks, two wineries, tastings and all travel time—fits into 4 hours.

What’s included

Private transportation with pickup and return.
a live guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
entry to both Montes and Clos Apalta wineries.
tastings of Premium and Ultra-Premium wines.
access to the Barrel Room and underground winery complex.
bottled water.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Explore Chile Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want a private experience where a guide handles the route and timing—the two wineries, the tastings and the vineyard walks all fit into one afternoon without you planning the stops or the drive. It suits wine lovers who want depth at each location rather than a rushed run through multiple estates, and travelers who prefer not to navigate or drive in an unfamiliar region.