Maipo Valley, the Valley of the wine by Excelenciaquizas is one of most emblematic valleys in the central area and most rooted wine. It was in the Maipo Valley where the conquerors founded the first vineyards in colonial after checking, as you, you can do it of the climate and its agricultural wealth. Located in the heart of Buenos Aires, follows the river baptizing the Valley, hosting on its slopes a good part of the urban layout of the capital.They are two factors that make a very special Valley of the Maipo River: its strategic location a few kilometres from Santiago and Valparaiso and its topography, which allows different strains at different heights can occur. So, like most of the valleys of the central zone of Chile, the Maipo Valley has an important wine production, being one of its main tourist attractions. You can see several wineries enjoying a glass of the best Chilean wines, especially the world famous Cabernet Sauvignon, whose prestige was born in this valley. The route of the wine Maipo Alto and the Viña Concha y Toro offers guided tours with wine tasting.If after taste a good wine you would like to know a little more this area, there are several areas that await you. Maipo Island, located 40 km southeast of Santiago, stands out for its Creole tradition and its rural essence.You also have to visit Calera de Tango which stands out particularly for its buildings of the colonial times. In this town, located to the South of Santiago, you can visit the Jesuit Hacienda, structure of more than a hundred years old, upload to the Pucará de Chena, simple Inca Fortress strategically located overlooking the Valley and the only two existing Fords in the Maipo River, or simply enjoy an empanada de pino ( meat, onion and raisinsegg cooked ) with pipeño, white wine to the Chilean country style which is part of the secrets of the Valley.