Uncorked

My friend and I did the uncorked cooking class our first night in Santiago and had such a good time. We learned so much about Chilean food, culture and wine. This was a great way to learn about the Chilean flavors and food as well as a great way to have dinner one night while picking the brain of a local and getting recommendations and knowing that everything is fresh! I always wanted to learn how to make a ceviche and now I do!!!

This was an enjoyable tour, and the tour guide was engaging and knowledgeable, but in the end, but for the premium price, it needed something more. We took the Colchagua tour, which takes us 2.5 hours out of Santiago to a beautiful valley and into three wineries plus a restaurant. I think they chose very good wineries, although they could have made better use of the time in the van, for example, by showing off some of the materials, or at least pictures of them, that are discussed during the tour.
I also should mention that we told them in advance of our need for vegetarian food. When we got to the lunch restaurant, only the sides were vegetarian, and they did not offer to let us get more than one side because there were no entrees.

We took the Casablanca Valley tour on August 9^th and had a wonderful time! I can’t recommend the tour enough!
Sure, winter is the usual time to take a wine tour, but the valley was still absolutely beautiful. We were picked up from our hotel (and a bonus of going in winter, it was just my husband and I on the tour… typically 2 – 8 people). The van was nice and clean and they provided us with a bottle of water too which is a nice touch (esp when drinking all day). Our tour guide was incredibly nice and friendly and didn’t mind when I slept on the 50 minute drive out to the valley.
We stopped at Bodegas Le, Lorma Larga and Matetic Vineyard. Bodegas Re had my favorite wine, Loma Larga had the most beautiful farm and passionate tour guide, and Matetic had a beautiful cellar and acre after acre of beautiful vineyard.
Lunch, which was included in the price, was absolutely fabulous. 4 course gourmet meal each with a wine pairing. It was a set menu, but no complaints here! Ceviche, crab stuffed pasta, cobber and butter cake, beef and polenta! I was a happy camper.
All told the tour took from about 9am to 6pm and they even dropped us off right at the airport. In the end I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5, because the price was a tad high… but I would still recommend the tour. It’s hard to put a price on the convenience of being driven around all day, the incredible lunch and the price of not having to drink and drive. Our guide was also really friendly and easy to hang out all day. Also note (and this isn’t a downside) that each winery tour is given by the winery itself… and the tours are not private to your group. you can have drop ins or other groups that meet up for the winery tours themselves… but this is nice because you hear from that company yourself.
I wouldn’t hesitate to book another tour with Uncorked, while expensive, it was worth the price (about 200/​person USD). and when will I have this opportunity again?

Uncorked Wine Tours really delivered on everything they promised. Very small group, unique wineries and excellent choice of the places where we stopped for lunch in the Colchagua region and Casablanca region. It is worth every penny. The tour guide was extremely nice and friendly. What a great experience! I highly recommend booking with them if you want a truly unique winery visits experience.