Half-Day Private Be a Winemaker for a Day Experience from Santiago

Name: Half-Day Private Be a Winemaker for a Day Experience from Santiago
Brand: Maipo Valley Wine Tours
SKU: f2f68cdc-6a54-4c5a-881d-25278c8d3293
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Summary

The guide will meet you at the main entrance of the Toscana style estate house. There will be a brief introduction to the experience. Then, you will go to the organic vineyard where, with the help of a tasting pit placed among the vines, the guide will explain you the land. Also learn, the singularities of organic production, the process to optimize resources and the different ways to plant the vines in order to produce the best subs with minimum environmental impact. De Martino is the first CO2-free winery in LATAM and the second largest producer of organic wines in Chile. Once the process has been explained, you go to the cellars where you will be surprised by the 5000 litres wooden foudres made in Austria by prestigious barrel maker Franz Stockinger. In this area, impeccably arranged in different spaces, you will find modern systems of reception and manual selection of grapes, the fermentation tanks and the bottling and labeling plant. Here a very professional guide will explain you the process that take place in these installations. You will also visit a very special place where they keep old clay anphoras to elaborate wine in the most natural way possible. Very peculiar wines that are being very high valued by wine experts. After the tour you will go to the main estate house living room to taste three premium De Martino wines. The guide will talk about the characteristics of each of the wines and will answer all your possible questions. Now your ready to have fun and enjoy making your own wine. Put into practice everything you have learned throughout the tour and tasting. The guide will give you all the necessary tools for the blending process and bottles of wine from different varieties: Carmenere, Cavernet Sauvignon, Syrah... And if it wasn't enough, you will take with you your own wine with a personal label.

Tour info

Duration

5 hours

Why take this tour?

Get to know the wine production process of one of the most progressive, exciting and internationally awarded wineries in Chile. Create your own wine with an expert guide walking you through the blending process. Being a winemaker for a day is a high quality once in a life time experience.

What’s included?

Wine tasting
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 5h
Mobile tickets accepted

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

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Maipo Valley Wine Tours

About operator:

The ideal wine break in Santiago de Chile! Authentic experiences! Wine tours, tastings, horseback, trekking, plans with children and more. Welcome to the oldest wine making region of Chile! The Maipo Valley has been selected by the readers of USA TODAY as the third most recommended wine region to visit in the world. We invite you to discover and enjoy a world of wine through smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing.T Sample some of the most renowned Chilean wines in one of the most traditional regions. A memorable experience among vineyards, visiting small cellars and top wineries, tasting outstanding wines, enjoying traditional food and sharing the cultural heritage and traditions with Maipo Valley's people. Feel the land and enjoy it together with the small producers who, with care, love and passion, work with plants and animals to create the magic of gourmet artisan high-quality products such as chocolates, honey, spices, deli meats or delicious pastries. In the Maipo Valley, less than an hour from Santiago, you will find the real Chile!