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Coquimbo

Coquimbo is a wine region in Chile, home to 25 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Elqui Valley, Choapa Valley.

Coquimbo at a glance: red-leaning; known for Elqui Valley, Choapa Valley.
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Coquimbo's 25 wineries lean red but make plenty of white too; Sauvignon Blanc is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DO designation.

Most common single-grape wines

When Coquimbo wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Coquimbo leans red (about 60% of its wines) but makes meaningful white too.

210 distinct Coquimbo wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red127 · 60%
  • White79 · 38%
  • Rose4 · 2%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Coquimbo wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Chono — Single Vineyard Syrah
  • Tabali — Talinay Chardonnay
  • Vinedos Alcohuaz — Cuesta Chica Garnacha
  • Tabali — Roca Madre
  • De Martino — Legado Pinot Noir
  • Mayu — Carmenere - Syrah
  • Vinedos Alcohuaz — Tococo Syrah
  • Falernia — Single Vineyard Pedriscal Carmenere

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Coquimbo, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Elqui Valley
  • Limari Valley
  • Choapa Valley

Quality designations

Wines here carry DO status — a controlled quality designation.

  • DODenominación de Origen — Spain's controlled-origin designation.

Chile wine designations

DO
Chilean DO identifies wine from a legally defined viticultural region, subregion, zone or area that meets Decree 464.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good Coquimbo wine

Look for the DO designation — it signals a controlled-origin Coquimbo wine.

FAQs

What do the designation terms on Coquimbo wines mean?
DO: Chilean DO identifies wine from a legally defined viticultural region, subregion, zone or area that meets Decree 464. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Coquimbo?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Coquimbo wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Coquimbo?
The current regional catalogue contains 210 linked wines from 25 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.