Chilean Natural Wine

Chile's natural wine revival is happening far from the Maipo Valley that made the country famous, in the cool, coastal south: the Itata Valley, Maule, and Bio-Bio, where old dry-farmed vines give bright, easy-drinking wines.

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The heart of the story is old vines. Pais and Cinsault were planted across the south by Spanish missionaries centuries ago, then largely ignored by an export industry focused on Cabernet from the warmer north. Many of these bush vines are ungrafted and unirrigated, rooted in granite and volcanic soils under a climate that is cooler and damper than most people picture when they think of Chile. A new generation of growers has rediscovered them and started bottling the results with minimal intervention.

The wines that follow are distinctive: low in alcohol, high in acidity, and full of energy. Pais makes light, tart, juicy reds, often bottled young as pipeno, the country's traditional everyday wine. Cinsault is perfumed and gluggable, and old-vine Carignan from Maule brings darker fruit and structure. Coastal whites from Muscat and other varieties round out a scene that also reaches into skin-contact and sparkling styles.

For many growers, it is a return to how these vineyards were always farmed: dry-farmed, organically tended old vines, native-yeast fermentation, and little or no added sulfur. It is some of the most exciting natural wine coming out of South America, and still a relative secret.

Cacique Maravilla Vino Naranja Orange 2024

Cacique Maravilla

$33.00

Viña Echeverría No Es Pituko Orange 2026

Viña Echeverría

$25.00

Frequently asked questions

When is my order shipping?

We do our best to ship your order in 2-3 business days.

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Do I have to sign upon delivery?

Yes, someone 21 years or older must sign for the package.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

What if I miss a delivery?

Worry not, we have options, but please read carefully.

If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

What makes Chilean natural wine different?

It comes mostly from old, dry-farmed bush vines in Chile's cool southern regions rather than the warm, irrigated north. Grapes like Pais and Cinsault, farmed with little intervention, give lighter, higher-acid wines that feel a world away from Chile's export-style Cabernet.

What is Pais wine?

Pais is Chile's historic grape, the same variety known as Listan Prieto in Spain and the Mission grape in California. Planted by Spanish missionaries centuries ago, it makes light, tart, juicy reds that are central to the country's natural wine revival.

What is pipeno?

Pipeno is Chile's traditional everyday wine, usually made from Pais with simple, low-intervention winemaking and bottled young. It is light, fresh, and gluggable, historically sold in bulk, and has become a favorite among natural wine drinkers.

Where does Chilean natural wine come from?

Most comes from the cool, coastal south: the Itata Valley, Maule, and Bio-Bio. These regions have granite and volcanic soils, old ungrafted vines, and a damper, cooler climate than the famous Maipo and Colchagua valleys further north.

Is Chilean natural wine low in alcohol?

Often, yes. The cool southern climate and old, low-yielding vines tend to produce wines with high acidity and moderate alcohol, especially the Pais and Cinsault bottlings that lead the natural wine scene.

What grapes are used in Chilean natural wine?

The signatures are Pais and Cinsault, joined by old-vine Carignan from Maule and aromatic whites such as Muscat. Many of the best wines come from old field-blend vineyards that were planted long before Chile's modern export boom.