Had a great afternoon bike ride to the winery and wonderful to say it was arranged for a day on which the winery was closed to the public. That meant that the 10 of us had the tour and the garden all to ourselves for a wine tasting and picnic that included several of their proprietor's reserve wines. Now this Casablanca winery does not produce spectacular vintages, but their Carmenere, Pinot Noir and Tapihue are all well crafted reds worth well more than their price (averaging the equivalent of around $10/bottle or a bit more for the Tapihue blended red that has been rated highly in competitions). Bought several bottles that we carried on to our next vacation spot for our hotel-room-happy-hours. A great and seriously money-saving idea. Sign me, David "Bowery" M read more

A winery tasting tour on our way to Valparaiso, Chile! THE AMBIANCE: William Cole Vineyards was very green and spacious. We were given a tour and history of the vineyard and then went inside the building to enjoy some wine and presentations (this was an attorney trip for MCLE credits). The room is beautiful and classy. There is a gift shop inside the wine tasting room, which sells bottles, clothing, and books. The restrooms are located right outside the wine tasting room and the women's bathroom had two (2) stalls. It is a small, narrow restroom. THE WINE: We were offered a variety of wines and I enjoyed them all. THE TIPS: Keep your eye on the weather. It was really cold on our visit! (November 2015) read more

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My husband and I just visited William Cole on our vacation to Chile. If you are planning a visit to Casablanca I would not recommend this to be your first stop. Although the views are nice (as they are throughout Casablanca) this vineyard lacks everything you would expect from a vineyard. We arrived about 2 in the afternoon on a Sat. and it was closed until about 2:30, then we were offered a tasting of 2 or 3 wines. 2 wines for 7.000 pesos and 3 for 10.000. We opted for 2, and we were given no choice, all they had to offer for a tasting was a red and a rose' no other options. They were ok wines but neither my husband or I drink Rose'. Being a vineyard you would expect to have choices of the wines you sample. The staff was nice enough, however the service was slow. We were told this vineyard and Quintay were purchased by the Weinstein family which owns pharmacies throughout Chile they seem to not know much about wine production. All around this was not one of the best vineyards! read more