Maipo Valley Wine Tour: 4 Wineries, Pisco Tasting and Optional Lunch

About This Experience

Of the shared Maipo Valley days, this is the one that packs in the most stops. Over roughly 10 hours you taste at four wineries and get the full guided walk-through at two. Stamp's Tour starts collecting guests at 7:30 am from hotels and Airbnbs in certain parts of Santiago, the drive south takes around 40 minutes, and you are home again between about 6:00 and 6:30 pm.

La Quirinca opens the day. It is a small family farm: you wander its gardens and work areas, say hello to the alpacas, llamas and chickens, then move indoors to taste its wine and Chilean pisco, with farm products for sale. Two very different houses fill the middle hours: Santa Ema, an Italian-Chilean producer of still and sparkling wine dating from 1956, and TerraMater, whose Zinfandel restaurant is the lunch stop at around 12:30 pm and whose shop sells its own olive oil.

What happens last depends on the option. Book the Premium Route and you finish with Undurraga's complete tour, pitched at history-minded visitors, which tastes four premium wines and takes in the grounds, vines, barrel cellar and a display of pre-Columbian pieces. Both Traditional options wind down instead at Viña Ballek, a relaxed riverside tasting set among its vines.

Lunch is the detail to settle before booking. Only Traditional + Lunch Included puts the winery restaurant meal in the price. On the Traditional route and Premium Route you pay at the restaurant or bring food to eat in the van, and the Private Tour, which repeats the day with private transport, also leaves lunch to you.

Shared departures run with a minimum of four passengers. If that is not met the operator may cancel after confirmation and offer another date or a full refund, and the winery order can change on the day.

Highlights

• Meet alpacas, llamas and chickens on the La Quirinca farm, then taste its wine and Chilean pisco.
• Work through red, white and sparkling wine, plus pisco, olive oil and cheese, across four wineries.
• Compare small family winemaking with larger, long-established estates in the course of a single day.
• Break for lunch around 12:30 pm at TerraMater's Zinfandel restaurant and browse its olive oil shop.
• End at Undurraga's barrel cellar on the Premium Route, or among Viña Ballek's vines by the Maipo River.
• Ride door to door from your Santiago hotel or Airbnb, returning in the early evening.

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel or Airbnb pickup from 7:30 am in set Santiago areas, with drop-off around 6:00 to 6:30 pm
• ✓ English or Spanish speaking guide for the whole day
• ✓ Wine, pisco, olive oil and cheese tastings at all four wineries, with reds, whites and sparkling
• ✓ Full guided visits at two wineries, including the La Quirinca llama and alpaca farm
• ✓ Air-conditioned vehicle throughout
• ✓ Winery restaurant lunch only on the Traditional + Lunch Included option

Not Included

• Lunch on the Traditional route, Premium Route and Private Tour options
• Gratuities
• Bottles, olive oil and other products bought at winery shops

What to Bring

• Money for lunch, or a packed lunch, unless you booked Traditional + Lunch Included
• Your accommodation address and a WhatsApp number for the pickup message
• Space in your bag for bottles bought along the way
• Cash or card for gratuities

Good to Know & Caveats

• Only the Traditional + Lunch Included option covers lunch; the others pay at the restaurant or bring food.
• The Premium Route finishes with the full Undurraga tour; the Traditional options finish at Viña Ballek.
• A shared departure needs four passengers, or you are offered an alternative date or a full refund.
• The order of the wineries can change on the day.
• Pickup details arrive after 8 pm the night before, by WhatsApp or email.
• The listing rates the tour wheelchair accessible, stroller friendly and fine for all fitness levels.
• Cancel free up to 24 hours before departure.

Meeting Point

Door-to-door pickup from hotels and Airbnbs in set areas of Santiago, starting at 7:30 am. The exact time comes by WhatsApp, or email, after 8 pm the evening before.