Things to do in Santa Cruz, O'Higgins Region: The Best Food & Drink

April 20, 2022 Roseanne Arnett

Wine lovers: whether you’re a die-hard oenophile or just a general grape enthusiast, you’ll be thrilled by the vineyards and cellars of Santa Cruz. This Chilean city makes a great base for exploring the Colchagua Valley, a wine region that’s loved for its full-bodied reds. Before you embark upon a day of tastings, be sure to explore Santa Cruz’s charming colonial architecture and cultural museums.
Restaurants in Santa Cruz

1. Vina Ventisquero Valle de Colchagua Apalta

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5.0 based on 18 reviews

Vina Ventisquero Valle de Colchagua Apalta

Apalta valley is one of the best wineries area in Chile and is on this area where Ventisquero make this premium and super premium wines. We have the best view point in Colchagua, where you can enjoy our excellent wines and enjoy nature.

2. MontGras

Carretera Del Vino I - 50 Camino Isla de Yaquil S/N, Palmilla, Santa Cruz Chile +56 72 282 3242 [email protected] http://www.montgras.cl
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5.0 based on 555 reviews

MontGras

MontGras winery invites you to experience a unique moment, in which you will learn more about our wines and culture through hands-on experiences and your senses. Located in the heart of the Colchagua Valley, our Visitor's Centre is open year round to receive tourists from all over the world who are interested in learning more about wine, our traditions and our history. Enjoy activities that include harvesting, wine tasting and even making your own wine. Tours available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. We look forward to receiving you!

Reviewed By 727hayleyk

My Husband and I had a private tour of this beautiful vineyard. As someone who only drinks white wine in an area where they only make red wine it was really interesting to hear how both white and red wine is made and the difference. The Sauvignon blanc was very enjoyable and my Husband enjoyed the red wines. We would recommend a visit.

3. Food & Wine Studio by Pilar Rodriguez

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5.0 based on 44 reviews

Food & Wine Studio by Pilar Rodriguez

Food&Wine Studio is the perfect place for lunch or dinner with a food and wine pairing menu for lunch or dinner with a unique selection of awarded wines from Colchagua Valley. Or enjoy a cooking class in english and/or spanish with the most fresh and seasonal local products, harvesting your own ingredientes, including wine, sea salt, olive oils tastings and other Chilean products.

4. Natural Wine Tours

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Natural Wine Tours

This is a very exclusive activity performed at the one-of-a-kind Ninquen hill, in the heart of Colchagua Valley, where the MontGras premium vineyards are located. Ninquen mountain vineyard grants a 360° view to enjoy its extreme nature. Riding through the rough terrain of the hill, you get to a viewpoint and enjoy the breathtaking landscape of the valley. The tour guide provides the details about the area and how the grapes become a high quality wine. Tame horses and a wrangler are part of this adventure. The equipment will be ready for use. At the end, you have the opportunity to taste a premium wine produced with the grapes from the vines you have just seen.

5. Colchagua Wine Tours

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5.0 based on 297 reviews

Colchagua Wine Tours

Colchagua Wine Tours is a boutique tour operator offering unique wine tour experiences and transportation services to the best wineries and attractions in Chile. Our services include: Private and semi-private customized wine tours, and Santiago and Valparaiso city tours. Transfers to and from Santiago and hotel recommendations, biking, trekking, and horseback riding.

6. OWM

Los Maitenes s/n, Santa Cruz 3130000 Chile +56 9 7979 6027 [email protected] http://www.owmwines.cl
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OWM

We are two owner of an small wine house in the heart of the Colchagua Valley. We offer personal tasting of different premium red wine direct from the barrels. We also have another attraction were the visitor can do his own blend, with a custom label placing his sign or fingerprint. The visitor will install the cork on it. We also offer tours to the vineyard and the farm warehouse.

Reviewed By YvonneW2178

I was looking for a more individual wine tasting experience, found OWM online and can 1000% recommend!! It started with a very warm welcome by Antonio, he explained everything in detail and very entertaining from the area, the different grapes and the process of the 2 different fermentations. Later we tasted 7 “pure” wines of which afterwards we created our own blend. What a special experience! Thank you very much, Antonio and much further success with OWM!!

7. Vina Escondida de Colchagua

Parcela Santa Teresita s/n La Dehesa, Santa Cruz 3070000 Chile +56 9 5818 8352 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/vinaescondida/
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Vina Escondida de Colchagua

We invite you to walk the vineyard and taste a good winemaker, to sit with a glass 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and to know how this wine is elaborated hidden between hills and valleys. Come and listen to the entertaining stories that surround this vineyard while accompanying your glass with delicious cheeses or if you prefer, with delicious recipes from our land.

Reviewed By BigSpringsTraveler

The owners of this small winery gave our group of six friends a personal and memorable tour (with a fluent English interpreter) of their vineyard and winery, barrel and bottle tastings, and a wonderful lunch of delicious Chilean food, one of best winery experiences I have ever had. Their wine is superb. The winery is a little difficult to find, but well worth it!

8. Vina Maquis

Los Maquis s/n, Palmilla, Santa Cruz 3160000 Chile +56 9 6472 9152 [email protected] http://turismo.maquis.cl/
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Vina Maquis

Unique expression between two rivers, at the Colchagua Valley, Chile. Come and enjoy our unique wines

Reviewed By Tommy-S60 - Playa Blanca, Spain

Carlos was really helpful, we learnt about the local area and native plants, the history of the vines, and how they are looked after and picked. The vineyard is in a beautiful position between two rivers. We tasted some really good wines, of a range of prices and we were kept entertained. Great wine tour.

9. Ruta Del Vino Valle De Colchagua

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Ruta Del Vino Valle De Colchagua

La Ruta del Vino del Valle de Colchauga is an association of 13 vineyards. We are the first tourist circuit of the wine created in Chile, since 1996. From our central office, in Santa Cruz City, we organize, coordinate, sells and produce tours to the main vineyards, restaurants, hotels and attractions in the Valley of Colchagua. We believe that our Ruta del Vino del Valle de Colchagua has a potential of development that allows us to dream in position this valley as one of the best destinations of wine tourism in America, all our services are under the following aspects : • To offer tourist excellence experiences • To create tourist programs that integrate varied offers, not only wines. • To generate a route identity

10. Clos Apalta Lapostolle

Camino Apalta Km 4, Chile, Santa Cruz 3130000 Chile +56 72 295 3350 [email protected] http://en.lapostolle.com/clos-apalta-winery/winery/
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4.5 based on 786 reviews

Clos Apalta Lapostolle

Reviewed By 557jj

We visited this winery as part of our tour with Colchagua Wine Tours. We had a tour and tasting. The best thing about this winery are the views from the rooftop (make sure you stop at the rooftop after your tour to take some more photos without crowds) and the wine tasting room. The winery itself felt a bit corporate and did not have as much as a local history and connection to the community as some of the other wineries we visited. The wine was good and some of the reds were a bit on the dry side - still good wine, just making you aware. It's also a smaller winery.

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