French winemaker François Lurton has his own vineyard estates in Europe as well as South America – where he has Piedra Negra in Argentina and his Viña Francois Lurton aka. Hacienda Araucano in Chile. Lurton owns 28 hectares of biodynamic vineyards in Lolol, Colchagua, where his Hacienda Araucano winery is based too. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenére, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Pinot Noir make up the red wines and he also makes an excellent Sauvignon Blanc in Lolol.
Viña González Bastías is a boutique wine production in Maule’s by fifth-generation winemaker José Luis Gómez Bastías and his winemaker wife Daniela Lorenzo. They make natural wines with the same minimal intervention and artisanal methods that their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents used. Together they have four hectares of old vines, some over 200 years old, with País, other Criolla varieties and Semillon planted. Viña González Bastías makes red, white and orange blends and single-variety País wines and you can visit the González Bastías winery, vineyards and family home for a tasting and lunch.
Gillmore winery was founded by Francisco Gillmore in 1990 and is today run by the second generation, daughter Daniella Gillmore and her winemaking husband Andrés Sánchez. The focus is on making artisanal wines from their Tabontinaja vineyard in Maule. They have Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, Carignan, Malbec and Syrah planted, as well as some experimental other vines, and the vineyard is dry farmed and part of Maule’s Secano Costero.
The Gillmore family also run a winery lodge in their vineyards, Tabonko.
Garage Wine Co is the boutique production of winemaking trio Derek Mossman, Pilar Miranda and Alvaro Peña mainly focused on small lot wines from Maule. Garage Wine Co started in 2001 in Derek and Pilar’s garage and continues to focus on artisanal winemaking and small batches. País, Cinsault, Carignan, Mourvedre and Grenache come from dry-farmed old vines in Maule, and Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc comes from different lots in both Maule and Maipo.