Casablanca + Valparaíso Wine Tours

If you are planning a day out of Santiago, Chile, that takes in Valparaíso and a winery in the Casablanca Valley, the useful question is how much wine you actually get. On every coast day on this site the answer is one tasting, fitted into a long sightseeing day. That suits plenty of people. If the wine is the reason you are going, it helps to know which coast day gives you the better tasting, and when a dedicated winery tour makes more sense.

The valley sits on Ruta 68 between Santiago and the coast, about 80 km from the city and about 40 km short of Valparaíso. A coast tour drives through it anyway, which is why each one adds a single winery stop on the way out or back.

How much wine a coast day includes

Three coast days on this site share the same shape: hotel pickup in Santiago, Viña del Mar, a guided walk and funicular ride in Valparaíso, and one tasting in Casablanca.

• Best Trip Chile’s Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Casablanca day gives the Casablanca stop 45 minutes, with the wine poured included. The listing does not name the winery, and depending on the vineyard’s schedule the tasting may be in the morning or the afternoon. From $61 per person, 4.8 from 1,350 GetYourGuide reviews. The same day is also on Viator.
• Stamp’s Tour coast day ends with a tasting at a Casablanca vineyard on the way back to Santiago, and you can buy bottles at the winery store. The listing does not name the vineyard either. From $75 per person, 4.9 from 8,948 Viator reviews, the most-reviewed tour on this site.
• Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Emiliana names its winery: three wines with a seasonal tasting board at Emiliana, listed on Viator as a 45-minute stop. From $56 per person, 4.9 from 27 Viator reviews.

In each case the walking in Valparaíso takes up most of the day. You get one winery, one tasting and no chance to compare producers.

Which coast day has the better winery

If the tasting matters to you, book the Emiliana day. It is the only coast day on this site that tells you in advance where you will taste, and the format is set: three wines and a food board. Emiliana describes itself as the largest organic winery in Chile and the world, and says it farms organically and biodynamically. Its Casablanca visitor site is on Ruta 68 at km 60.7. The trade-off is a short review history, 15 Viator reviews against four-figure counts for the other two. The same tour is sold on GetYourGuide as well. Our Emiliana breakdown has the full itinerary.

With the other two, the winery is whichever vineyard the operator has scheduled. That works if you want a glass of Casablanca white before the drive home, and less well if you hoped to choose. Casablanca is best known for cool-climate whites, above all Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir as its other signature grape, so expect the pour to lean that way.

One catch for cruise passengers on the Stamp’s Tour day: if you ask to be dropped at Valparaíso port, you miss the winery, because the tasting happens on the return leg to Santiago. Best Trip Chile also offers drop-off at Valparaíso Port on request.

Coast day or a dedicated winery day

Compare what the money buys. A coast day gives you one tasting for $61 to $75 per person (September 2026). A dedicated Casablanca tour gives you three wineries for about twice that or a little more:

• Four Casablanca Wineries includes admission at Emiliana, Bodegas RE and Casa del Molle, then a lunch stop at Tanino at Casas del Bosque, with the meal at your own expense. From $139 per person, 4.8 from 671 Viator reviews, in groups capped at 15.
• Casablanca Valley 4 Vineyards includes tastings at Emiliana, Bodegas RE and Casa Viñamar, then a lunch stop at Tanino where you order a la carte at your own cost. From $149 per person, 4.9 from 148 Viator reviews.

Both spend the whole day in the valley. At Bodegas RE you see a winery that ferments part of its wine in clay amphorae and tinajas and keeps them in an underground cellar. Viñamar specialises in sparkling wine. Three producers side by side is a different day from a single stop after a morning of sightseeing.

Our advice is simple. If this is your one day on the coast and you have not seen Valparaíso, take a coast day and treat the tasting as a bonus, choosing the Emiliana day if you care which winery pours. If you have already seen Valparaíso, or wine is the reason for the trip, book a dedicated winery day and see the coast another time. Live prices for all of these are on each booking page.

What the rest of the day looks like

The coast days last about 9 to 10 hours from hotel pickup. Valparaíso’s historic quarter, which includes the hills of Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and you cover it on foot on steep streets and stairways. Only a handful of the city’s historic funiculars run at any one time, so the one your group rides may vary. Lunch is not included on any of the coast days: you stop in Valparaíso and pay for your own meal. Bring money for lunch, tips and any bottles you want to buy at the winery.

Mornings in the valley are often foggy, and the fog usually clears by the afternoon. Mornings can be cool and afternoons warm, so dress in layers whichever way round the tasting falls.

Where to go next

If you are comparing the sightseeing side of the day, our Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Casablanca page looks at the stops and the two bestselling tours in detail. For a full day in the valley, see the best 3 and 4 winery tours, or read about Emiliana winery tours. If you are staying in Valparaíso or Viña del Mar, our guide to Casablanca Valley wine tours from Valparaíso covers tours that pick up on the coast. When you have chosen, check availability.