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Sur

Sur is a wine region in Chile, home to 71 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Itata Valley, Traiguen.

Sur at a glance: red-leaning; known for Itata Valley, Traiguen.
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Sur's 71 wineries lean red but make plenty of white too; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DO designation.

Most common single-grape wines

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

Wine profile

Sur leans red (about 58% of its wines) but makes meaningful white too.

241 distinct Sur wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red140 · 58%
  • White89 · 37%
  • Rose11 · 5%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Sur wines

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

  • Pedro Parra — Bluepit
  • Christelle Guibert — Tierra Itata Muscat
  • Vina Mora Reyes — Arrebato Asoleado
  • Pedro Parra — Imaginador
  • Morande — Edicion Limitada Black Pinot Noir
  • La Uribe — Explanada Cinsault
  • Miguel Torres — Tenaz Cinsault
  • Vina Valle Oculto — La Martina

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Sur, 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:

  • Itata Valley
  • Bio Bio Valley
  • Malleco Valley
  • Traiguen
  • Mulchen
  • Coelemu

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 Sur wine

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

FAQs

What do the designation terms on Sur 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 Sur?
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 Sur 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 Sur?
The current regional catalogue contains 241 linked wines from 71 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.