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Bío Bío Wineries

The guide to the top wineries and producers in the wine region of Bio Bio in Chile.

Guide to the wineries in Chile. Viña Lomas de Llahuen in Bio Bio in Chile

Lomas de Llahuén

by Agustina Abal January 18, 2022

Lomas de Llahuén is in the heart of Portezuela and was founded in 1986 by brothers Francisco and Gustavo Riffo who have fought tooth and nail to bring the heritage of their local Pipeño wines back into the limelight.

Lomas de Llahuén is an (as of yet!) undiscovered gem in Itata. Their human scale, family vineyard and winery is worth hunting for while in Itata.

About Lomas de Llahuén winery

Lomas de Llahuén was founded over 35 years ago as a small project in order to make local wines and revalue the traditional varieties and old vines of Itata. Brothers Francisco and Gustavo Riffo started out making just 600 litres of wine using the native raulí wood pipas for fermentation and selling the wines by the glass damajuana.

Over the years, the family have built up their reputation and resources in order to become a boutique winery working with over 20 hectares of vineyards and now incorporating the younger generation of the family.

Lomas de Llahuén is part of the Chileno Sur association in southern Chile.

January 18, 2022 0 comment

Pedro Parra wines and winery in Itata and Bio Bio in southern Chile

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Pedro Parra y Familia

by Amanda Barnes February 15, 2020

written by Amanda Barnes

Pedro Parra y Familia is the boutique, family winery of renowned terroir expert Pedro Parra, focusing on an artisanal production of natural wines made from old vines of Pais and Cinsault in Itata and Bio Bio. Native yeast and low intervention is Pedro’s style and the wines include a Pais, six Cinsault wines (from different granite soils) and a blend of both varieties.

February 15, 2020 0 comment

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Viñas Inéditas (Terroir Sonoro)

by Amanda Barnes January 5, 2019

written by Amanda Barnes

Viñas Inéditas winery, and the Terroir Sonoro brand, is the boutique wine production of Chilean winemaker Juan José Ledesma who doesn’t like to play things by the book.

Between putting music speakers inside fermenting oak barrels and making unorthodox blends, Ledesma is also a champion of old vines and historic (including Criolla) varieties in Itata and Bío Bío. Worth seeking out.

January 5, 2019 0 comment

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Roberto Henríquez

by Amanda Barnes December 30, 2018

written by Amanda Barnes

Roberto Henríquez is one of the most exciting natural wine makers in South America and spent a few years doing vintages in South Africa, Canada and France before returning to his hometown of Concepción in 2015 to focus on bringing old vine País into the limelight.

Hunting down incredibly old vines (some of which are over 200 years old) in Itata and Bio Bio, his portfolio is all about lo-fi winemaking which gives a focus to the terroir and artisanal traditions of the south. He is a humble leader in Chile’s old vine renaissance.

About Roberto Henríquez winery

December 30, 2018 0 comment

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