SANTIAGO · WINE REGION · CHILE
Chilean wine travels the world. Its valleys begin where Santiago ends.
The capital occupies the center of a wine map that opens toward the south and the west: Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Casablanca.
A story that begins in the 16th century with the first Spanish vines and today boasts two globally recognized signatures: Carmenère —a Bordeaux variety that found its definitive home in Chile— and the whites from the cool valleys facing the Pacific.
As a DMC in Santiago de Chile, at ANDINA by Rixner we design incentive trips and corporate events across the capital, the wine valleys, the coast and the Andes.
THE CITY
Santiago, a capital with its own pulse
Few capitals on the continent sit so close to a mountain range. Santiago lives with the Andes in plain sight, and that presence shapes the city: it gives it direction, marks its neighborhoods, and defines its light. Between the colonial layout of the center and the contemporary life of Lastarria and Bellavista, the capital invites exploration from several different angles.
THE VALLEYS
Wine as a way
to read the land
Every valley has its own climate, soil, and grape varieties. To visit all three is to understand why Chilean wine behaves differently depending on where it grows: the strength of Maipo, the depth of Colchagua, the cold tension of Casablanca. Three journeys that can be arranged separately or chained into a single route.
— Maipo Valley
Vineyards that have been bearing fruit in the same land for over a century and a half. At Concha y Toro, the legend of Casillero del Diablo is told among the colonial gardens of a manor house from 1883. At Santa Rita, the tour crosses the Centenary Park and reaches the Andean Museum, home to one of the most complete collections of pre-Columbian art in Chile.
— Colchagua Valley
The heart of Chilean red wine. In the Apalta amphitheater, the granite slopes and sloping vineyards give rise to internationally acclaimed Carmenère. Lunches among barrels, terraces open to the valley, and the opportunity to explore it on horseback or by bicycle.
— Casablanca Valley
The morning camanchaca and the Pacific breeze define the profile of Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. At Casas del Bosque, a family-owned winery with a cellar situated right in the middle of its own vineyards, the day unfolds among the organic garden, the barrels, and the table: the nine-course menu at Casa Mirador, or a bicycle ride between the rows, weather permitting. With the Pacific close by, the valley brings together wine, gastronomy, and landscape in a single getaway.
THE COAST AND THE MOUNTAIN RANGE
Two horizons on one side
and another from the capital
The Pacific and the high mountain range are reached from the same capital. The choice defines the tone of the day: port and heritage, or snow and glacial streams.
— Valparaíso and Viña del Mar
One day, two identities. Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its street art, century-old funiculars, and La Sebastiana, Neruda's house suspended over the bay. Viña del Mar brings beaches and the feel of a resort city. The Pacific as the backdrop for both.
— Farellones and Cajón del Maipo
The snow of Farellones, the trails of Cajón del Maipo, and the El Yeso Dam, a high-altitude oasis where turquoise water makes its way through the rock.
Meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions
One destination, one encounter: Santiago