Casas del Bosque & Bodegas RE Wine Tour

What your day looks like

For those who want to experience a range of winemaking practices… this is the best choice for you! Immerse yourself in nature on the Casas del Bosque & Bodegas Re winery tour and get introduced to the best of ancient and modern ways of wine production! We start our day by visiting Bodegas RE, which reintroduces ancient ways of producing wine in immense amphorae. Combining traditional ways with today’s knowledge enables them to produce beautiful premium wines! Bodegas RE belongs to the Morandé family, 9 generations of wine producers in Chile. A real gem is their “Vigno” label, produced with 100% of Carignan grapes. We also recommend the Chardonnoir. In their shop, you will also find their own productions of olive oil, aged wine vinegars, and unique, one-off liqueurs. Next, we move on to one of Casas del Bosque’s 3 celebrated restaurants for a delicious lunch, where you can also choose a pairing menu. In case these are fully booked we will take you to a wonderful restaurant in the village of Casablanca, which honours Chilean food and its winemaking surroundings. Finally, we visit Casas del Bosque. From the soil layers, to the production and bottling plant, to the ageing cellar, you will be able to experience everything that goes into making their outstanding wines. Keep an eye out for their Chardonnays. We promise you’ll be happily surprised! This is a small to mid-sized winery, which will allow you to compare the experience with your morning at Bodegas Re, and get a fuller overview of the fantastic range of winemaking practices in beautiful Chile. You will be picked up at 10.00 and returned by 18.00 to your hotel. Drive time is about 1-hour drive from Santiago. About Chilean wine: In the last 20 years, Chile has explored areas outside of the traditional Maipo Valley and has moved vineyards to cooler micro-climates like Casablanca and Colchagua. This led to new productions outside of the traditional Cabernet Sauvignon – like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling and extraordinary blends like the Chardonnoir (Bodegas RE). The arrival of Chilean wines in the established old world wine production caused a proper “terremoto”: Chile showed the world its wines can compete with the Super Tuscans and traditional Bordeaux wines at much more accessible prices. When the old world came to Chile, the traditional winemakers from Italy and France immediately recognized Chile’s potential for its steady climate, quality of soil and unspoiled natural conditions. Due to its geography, Chile is much like an island which very much protects its flora & fauna. Therefore we can often find grape varieties back in Chile, which are now extinct in Europe due to the Phylloxera plague. By the end of the 19th century, the Phylloxera plague pretty much destroyed all of Europe’s wine grapes, most notably in France. An example of a grape variety that has been found back in Chile is the Carmenère grape in the Aquitania winery in Santiago. In the 90’s Chileans discovered the potential in the wine industry which led to an enthusiastic new generation of winemakers and viticulturists. Along with the more traditional buildings marked by its European influence of the wine experts from the Old world, a whole new wave of modern architecture has embarked upon the Chilean wine houses, with amazing creations like Viña Vik or Casa Lapostolle wineries. Chile’s fast progress using new technologies applied to old winemaking traditions has made it possible to move around mass-market labels and to create high-level quality wines – unique to Chile. Finesse, elegance, diversity, complexity & authenticity are the signature to Chile’s world-class premium wines!