Santiago: Cousiño Macul Official Winery Tour with Tasting Traditional Cousiño Macul Vineyard Tour - Spanish
ID: GYG388262-702988
Category:
Country: Chile
Duration:
01:10 hours
Description
Visit Cousiño Macul, a winery with 150+ years of wine-making tradition, and tour the vines, the cellars and the museum before finishing with an incredible wine tasting.
Explore the vineyards and the wine cellars of the renowned winery of Cousiño Macul. Discover the Chilean wine-making tradition as you get acquainted with the history of the winery and wine production. At the end of your tour, taste some of the delicious wines produced here.
The tour begins in the outdoor area where the winery guide will explain the grapes that produce the best wines - Finis Terrae and Lota. Learn about the quality of the vineyard and the concept about how smaller the amount of grape clusters, the greater the concentration of its compounds.
Continue through the winery with the largest barrels in Chile and in the world, made with Chilean oak and with a capacity for 30,000 liters, though no longer used are still a part of history. See many more elements and old pieces that were used for wine production and get to understand the differences between the old and modern-day production processes.
Walk among the huge stainless steel barrels where the wine is processed today and visit the cellars that were built in the 19th century to see how and where the wine is stored. Before the end of the tour, you will partake in a tasting of some of Cousino Macul wines with some guidance on what to see, taste, and smell.
Highlights
- Visit the winery that produces the wines Lota and Ultra Premium Finis Terrae.
- Discover the wine-making process and learn about cellaring and bottling
- Learn the history of this family-owned vineyard, one of a kind in Chile
- Enjoy sampling the delicious wine from the winery
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Only adults over 18 years old are allowed to taste the wines
• The winery is closed on public holidays
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must fill out a travel information form
To get to the winery just hop on at your closest Metro station, get onto Line 4 (the blue line) and take it to Metro Station Quilín. From there you can take a bus, a quick taxi ride, or walk to the winery (it’s about a 2 km/1.25 mile).
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
