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A valley you do by car and by phone
The Maule cannot be improvised. The wineries receive visitors by reservation or with prior arrangement, and the days vary: Gillmore only opens on weekdays, Balduzzi opens Monday to Saturday and Terranoble runs tours from Monday to Saturday. Sunday is the empty day.
If your only free day is Saturday, the plan still works with Terranoble and Balduzzi; if it is Sunday, do not build wineries into that day: Balduzzi and the Talca museum do not open, and the others ask you to arrange beforehand.
The notice required varies too: one working day in advance at one winery, a minimum of two people at another, a call to arrange it at the third. Write or call before leaving Talca.
Talca is the base, and the wineries are in other towns
The train from Estación Central reaches Talca, and it is a way to get there without a car. The wineries are in other towns: San Javier, about 23 km away, where Balduzzi and Gillmore are, and San Clemente, about 22 km away, where Terranoble is. Ask at the winery when you book how to get between Talca and those towns without a car.
With a car, the visit is built by town: San Clemente one day, San Javier another. Terranoble has a getaway for two with a night in Talca.
What to visit
Gillmore, in Tabonkö, takes in the old dry-farmed vines, the cellar and the variety garden, with a guided tasting. Arrange it beforehand by phone or email, and do not go on a weekend.
Casa Bouchon tastes four Gran Reserva wines and runs a half-day tour to Cerro Mingre. When you book, ask which town it is in and which days it receives visitors. Balduzzi is 500 metres from Ruta 5 Sur, so it fits in on the way: confirm the price and the tasting by phone before going.
The Museo O'Higginiano y de Bellas Artes, in central Talca, offers guided visits. It closes on a long list of public holidays, so confirm the day before counting on it.
How to get there
From Santiago you reach Talca by Ruta 5 Sur, or on the Estación Central train, which continues to Chillán. The railbus to Constitución leaves Talca along the bank of the Maule River.
The place
Facts
- Full entry
- Valle del Maule
When to go
- Temperature
- Rainfall
- Best time
- Good
- Mixed
- Poor
- High
- 32°
- Low
- 15°
- Rainfall
- 19 mm
What the route costs
Prices checked on Oct 5, 2026. They may contain errors, so confirm them at the source before you pay.
- Viña Terranoble (San Clemente), Discovering Maule tour
Open Monday to Friday at 11:00 and 16:00; Saturday at 11:00, 13:00 and 16:00; no tours on Sunday
Tasting of 2 wines. Passion for Carmenere CLP 25,000 (3 wines). Exploring Excellence CLP 35,000 (3 ultra-premium wines, 2 hours). Getaway for two with a night in Talca CLP 199,000.
Booking only, with at least 1 business day's notice, by email to tours@terranoble.cl. The getaway with a night requires 3 business days.
Unconfirmed at the source
CLP 22,000
- Casa Bouchon, vineyard and cellar tour with a four-wine tasting
Tasting of four Gran Reserva wines; lasts about an hour and a half. Guided tour to Cerro Mingre CLP 25,000, 3 and a half hours. The buggy ride on the Putú dunes is quoted separately.
Booking only, by WhatsApp or email; minimum two people.
Unconfirmed at the source
CLP 20,000
- EFE train from Estación Central to Talca (service toward Chillán)
Open From Estación Central Monday to Saturday 7:40, 9:40, 12:20 and 16:40; Sunday 8:35, 9:40, 12:20 and 16:40
The train reaches Talca, which is the station for getting to the valley; there is also an express service stopping only at Rancagua.
Unconfirmed at the source
from CLP 16,500
- Gillmore Wines (Tabonkö, San Javier), vineyard and cellar visit
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
Walk among old dry-farmed vines, cellar, variety garden and a guided tasting of two wines. Children do not pay; accredited operators get 20% off.
Arrange beforehand by phone or email, +56 9 9645 0854 or info@tabonko.cl. Groups of more than 15 people give advance notice. Pets are not allowed.
Unconfirmed at the source
CLP 15,000
- EFE railbus, Talca to Constitución
Open Every day; leaves Talca at 7:45 and Constitución at 7:30, with afternoon returns
Full fare, with fares per section and discounts for seniors and students. Covers about 88 km along the north bank of the Maule river.
CLP 2,250
- O'Higginiano and Fine Arts Museum of Talca
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 17:30
Free admission. Guided visits available. It is at 1 Norte 875, in central Talca.
Closed on 1 January, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, 1 and 21 May, 18 and 19 September, 31 October, 1 November and 25 December
CLP 0
- Viña Balduzzi (San Javier), visit and tasting
Open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00; closed Sundays and public holidays
Av. Balmaceda 1189, 500 metres from Ruta 5 Sur. Confirm the price and the tasting by phone, (73) 232 21 38, before going.
Unconfirmed at the source
Price not published
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