00:09I didn't have a lot of time in Chile to visit wineries and so when I saw the opportunities
00:14that Maple Valley Wine Tours provided, I was very interested.
00:19I booked the top three wineries full-day tour and I was not disappointed.
00:24Felipe picked me up at my hotel in Santiago right on time and was my driver for the entire
00:30day.
00:31His colleague, Christian, joined as my personal guide at the conclusion of the first winery
00:37tour at Undurraga.
00:39From there we traveled to Santa Rita Winery where I was able to enjoy a delicious meal
00:44at Oña Paula restaurant.
00:46The restaurant was closed for two large groups, but Felipe was able to work his connections
00:52and get me a table.
00:54It was fantastic.
00:55From there we went to Concha y Toro where I was delighted by another tour and wine tasting.
01:01The best part of all was the friendly and gracious hospitality of Felipe and Christian who, I felt,
01:08were like long-lost friends.
01:10I would highly recommend Maple Valley Wine Tours to anyone.
01:15It's organized, friendly, punctual, and well-connected with all the wineries you'd like to visit.
01:22This was an absolute highlight for my partner and me in Chile.
01:27Visiting each winery was amazing, they are all so unique and special and each vineyard
01:32had its own incredible wines to showcase.
01:35All of the guides at each winery were so knowledgeable, friendly and had so much passion for wine and
01:42the winemaking process.
01:44We learned a lot, I won't spoil the excitement and surprise of visiting each vineyard with too
01:49much detail, but you're in for a real treat.
01:53Once in a lifetime kind of experience.
01:55Our guide who picked us up and took us to each winery, Caroline, was a true gem.
02:02Meeting her was a separate and equally wonderful highlight of the trip.
02:07Carolina has a vast wealth of knowledge about wine and made our time in Chile so fun and
02:12interesting.
02:13We kept in touch with Carolina for the rest of our trip, she gave us amazing tips and
02:19recommendations of places to visit in Chile and more ways we could try wine and learn more,
02:24it was such a joy to meet her.
02:27We couldn't be more grateful.
02:30We were picked up right on time by Carolina.
02:33She was our personal guide, driver for the day.
02:36Carolina probably knows more about wine than anyone in Chile from her past work with Chilean
02:43wine companies and a worldwide ambassador.
02:46All three wineries were massive, with lots of vines, lawns, trees etc.
02:52There are a lot of weddings at these wineries and it's clear to see why, so beautiful.
02:58I proposed to my GF at Santa Rita Winery.
03:02Carolina kept us on schedule, answered all of our questions.
03:06Took pictures of us after we got engaged, and shared in our special moment.
03:12We had lunch at Santa Rita, and did not do a wine tasting our tour of the winery, but
03:18did have tours and tastings at the other two.
03:21Communication with Maple Valley Wine Tours as spot on.
03:25This company has to be at the top of the list for tour operators for this area.
03:30You will be very happy this tour.
03:32We did two different tours with them on our trip, and they were both unbelievable.
03:38Book it.
03:40Superb.
03:41Would defuse them again.
03:43Three days private tour before they dropped us off at our cruise ship.
03:49Felipe and Gerald hosted us.
03:51They are superb.
03:53Fully fluent English.
03:55I wanted small wineries with midday lunch stops at bigger wineries with a restaurant.
04:01Juan at Maple Valley worked with me on several iterations of our schedule.
04:06Excellent choice of wineries.
04:08Felipe served as our driver.
04:11Excellent and conservative driver.
04:14Unlike a previous wine tour I was on where the driver tasted wine with us.
04:19Felipe completely abstained.
04:22We appreciated it.
04:23Gerald has worked in the wine world internationally for quite a few years.
04:29He knows his stuff from how grapes are grown and made into wine to food bearings.
04:34Both guys were a delight to spend time with.
04:37This outfit carries my highest recommendation.
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