The regions of Bolivia
Choose a region to read about its wines and explore the smaller growing areas within it.
- 01Cinti ChuquisacaNo producers listed yetCinti Valley is a wine region in southern Bolivia's Chuquisaca Department at roughly 2,400 metres. Old vines of local criolla grape varieties are traditionally trained into native trees. Camargo, Villa Abecia and Las Carreras are its principal wine districts, and its protected designation of origin dates from 2014.
- 02CochabambaNo producers listed yetVineyards in the Cochabamba wine region of Bolivia lie between 1,600 and 2,850 metres. Growing areas include Valle Alto and Sipe Sipe. Grapes such as Moscatel, Tannat, Malbec and Syrah are used for red, white and rosé wines, while singani is a grape spirit made here.
- 03Santa CruzNo producers listed yetSanta Cruz is a wine-growing area in Bolivia whose valleys include Samaipata, near the transition towards the Amazon rainforest.
- 04TarijaNo producers listed yetTarija is Bolivia's principal wine region, with vineyards in high valleys between the Andes. Altitude gives this tropical-latitude setting a temperate growing climate. The red grape Tannat makes deeply coloured, firm wines. Tarija also produces sparkling wines and Singani, a grape spirit made from Moscatel de Alejandría.