Apalta

Sub-zone

Apalta is a DO area of Valle de Colchagua in Chile. It lies 7.6 km east of Santa Cruz and 27 km south-west of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua.

Horseshoe of steep hillsides in the Colchagua Valley on the north bank of the Tinguiririca river, home to some of Chile's best-known reds.

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Key facts

Type: DO area (área)
Within: Valle de Colchagua
Centre: 34.6100° S, 71.2900° W
Legal basis: Decreto 464/1994 of the Ministry of Agriculture (zonificación vitícola), consolidated text 2026, with the 2025 amendment (Chiloé, Rapa Nui).

Outline: Shown as a point at the place it is named after. The registered area is much smaller than any administrative unit, and its boundary is not yet available as open data.

Where it is

Nearest town: 7.6 km east of Santa Cruz
Nearest city: 27 km south-west of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 44,046 people
To the sea: 70 km
Same latitude: Eden Valley (Australia), Walker Bay (South Africa)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

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