Santa Rita Winery wine tasting 3 glasses vineyard tour

Taste three wines while standing in the cellar where they age

A private winery visit to Santa Rita in the Maipo Valley near Santiago includes a guided tour of the vineyards, wine cellar and production facilities, a tasting of three wines, a gift glass, and hotel pickup and return. The winery dates to the 19th century and the tour ends at the on-site museum showcasing Chilean wine-making heritage and the family history behind the operation.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Santa Rita Winery and return

• Explore vineyards and gardens
• Visit wine cellar and facilities
• Enjoy wine tastings including Casa Real
• Tour winery museum
• Have meal at winery restaurant
• Return to Santiago pick up point

The Experience

Santa Rita Winery sits in the Maipo Valley, about an hour from Santiago, and the tour starts with a walk through the vineyards where you'll learn about the grape varieties grown there and what the local terroir brings to the wine. The guide explains the different characteristics of each section and how the valley's climate and soil shape what ends up in the bottle. From there you move into the wine cellar itself — the part most visitors come for — where you see the barrels aging and learn how long each wine spends in oak before it's ready.

The tasting happens in the cellar or a tasting room, and you'll sample three wines, including Casa Real, the winery's flagship made from the best grapes of the vintage. You get a gift glass to take home. The tour wraps at the on-site museum, which traces the family's role in building Chile's wine industry from the 1800s onward and shows how Santa Rita blends traditional techniques with modern production methods to make award-winning wines. If you want to eat, the winery's restaurant serves local food with wine pairings, though that's separate from the tour itself.

Your hotel pickup and return to Santiago are included, so the only thing you arrange is showing up. The whole experience runs three to four hours from start to finish.

What’s included

• Guided tour of the vineyards, wine cellar and production facilities.
• tasting of three wines including Casa Real.
• gift glass.
• visit to the winery museum.
• hotel pickup and return to Santiago.

Good to know

Easy physical level

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Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese, so you pick the language that works for you — the commentary stays accessible whether you're fluent or just getting by. This works for anyone 18 and up with any fitness level, since the walking is gentle and the pacing is set by the group.

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Top questions

What exactly do I taste at Santa Rita Winery?

You taste three wines, including Casa Real, the winery's premium wine made from the best grapes in the vineyard. The tasting takes place in the cellar or a dedicated tasting room, and you keep a gift glass afterward.

What's the Maipo Valley and why does it matter for the wine?

The Maipo Valley is where Santa Rita's vineyards sit, near Santiago. The valley's climate and soil create specific characteristics in the grapes grown there — what winemakers call terroir — and the guide explains how those conditions shape the wines you're tasting.

Do I walk around the vineyard, or just see it from a distance?

You walk through the vineyards as part of the tour, learning about the different grape varieties and how the landscape influences what's planted where. You also visit the wine cellar to see the barrels aging and the production facilities.

Is lunch included, or do I need to eat separately?

Lunch is not part of the tour package. The winery has a restaurant on-site with local cuisine and wine pairings if you want to add a meal, but you'd arrange and pay for that separately.

How do I get to Santa Rita from my hotel in Santiago?

Hotel pickup and return are included. The driver collects you from your Santiago hotel, takes you to the winery in the Maipo Valley, and brings you back after the tour — the whole trip takes three to four hours.

What language is the guide in?

The guide speaks English, Spanish, or Portuguese, depending on which you choose when you book.