An Intoxicating Chilean Getaway

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Credit Vik Retreats

With two Vik Retreats in Uruguay’s José Ignacio, Alex and Carrie Vik — husband-and-wife art collectors, wine lovers and hoteliers — have cornered the market on intimate, high-design properties in the small fishing village. Now, they’re branching out into the mountainous region of Millahue, Chile, with Viña Vik, an 11,000-acre destination featuring a holistic winery and a hilltop hotel. Designed by the couple with the architect Marcelo Daglio, the 22-room resort has floor-to-ceiling windows and site-specific works from local artists in each of its suites, plus a spa whose treatments incorporate the vineyards’ own grapes. Tasting tours are on offer, as are hiking, biking and horseback excursions. Or you can soak it all in from the cantilevered slate pool overlooking the valleys with a glass of the house red.