Agriculture and viticulture Chile

Founded in 1875 by Luis Pereira, Santa Carolina is one of the oldest and most prestigious vineyards in Chile and one of the few remaining in Santiago. With more than 2,000 hectares in the country's main wine-growing valleys, Santa Carolina produces varied, high-quality wines that reflect the local terroir and are now present in more than 80 countries on five continents. In 2018, the Reserva de Familia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 ranked third among the best wines of the year in the New York Wine Enthusiast magazine.

The result of the hard work of Norwegian Alexander Vik, this wine tourism complex is one of the jewels of the region, if not the country! This vineyard covers more than 4,000 hectares and includes a wine cellar, a spa, a hotel and a restaurant. A true masterpiece, both in its architecture and concept, the vineyard dazzles with a 360° panorama. In the midst of a romantic nature, everything is wonderfully well thought out to offer intimacy and escape to a public that, it must be said, must be willing to pay for such an experience.

The award-winning Relais & Châteaux Clos Apalta is owned by Frenchmen Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle and Cyril de Bournet. Worthy heirs to a grape variety native to France, they have been involved in winemaking for generations and have turned this place into a temple of design and refinement! You'll be amazed at the quality of the wines and the taste buds, through a guided tour of more than an hour and a half to meet red wines such as Carmenère, Merlot and Cabernet with very Bordeaux aromas.

This vineyard is distinguished by its very particular philosophy: here, the wine is pampered through a process of elaboration known as feng shui that can be seen even before entering the building. The emblematic wine of the house is Montes Alpha M, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. In the middle of the vineyards, at the Fuegos de Apalta restaurant, the famous Argentine chef Francis Mallmann will serve you the best meats of the region.