Visit Viña Maquis winery

Viña maquis, a unique expression between two rivers.

PRESENTATION OF THE WINERY

Viña Maquis has been associated with wine production since the 18th century, when the vineyards belonged to the Jesuit congregation, Compañía de Jesús, located in the Colchagua Valley, which used the land for winemaking.

During the 19th century Viña Maquis belonged to two former Presidents of Chile, Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and Federico Errázuriz Echaurrren, who organized cabinet meetings in this valley. Brick bridges were built so that the ministers could reach the sector, which are now part of the cultural and historical heritage of the area.

In 1916 Viña Maquis was acquired by the Hurtado family. Then in 1926-1927, the engineer Ignacio Hurtado, who was only 23 years old, built the first winemaking and aging cellar of Viña Maquis. The winery, which is still in use today, was the beginning of the production and marketing of premium wines.

In 2002, after several decades directing and designing the commercial strategy of the winery, the Hurtado family began the construction of a new winemaking and aging cellar. A state-of-the-art, sustainable winery that facilitates winemaking so that the wine can express the best of each variety grown in the Colchagua Valley.

Much of the winemaking process at Viña Maquis remains very artisanal and manual. The objective is that the grapes are intervened as little as possible so that they can show the best of each variety grown in the Colchagua Valley.