Mario Miranda

Sauvignon Blanc   /  Chardonnay

Mario Miranda has a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a mention in Enology from the Universidad de Talca. His International experience includes technical visits to California (USA), South Africa, Australia, France, Italy and Spain.

He performed his professional internship at INIA Cauquenes (Chile’s Agriculture and Livestock Research Institute), and then joined Concha y Toro as head of Los Castaños winery in Curicó, in Chile’s VII Region, which produces red varieties.

His first crush at Concha y Toro was in 1996. A year later, he became manager of the Lontué winery in the Curicó Valley, which primarily vinifies the white varieties for the Frontera, Sunrise and Casillero del Diablo lines. In late 1997 he assumed the position of winemaker in charge of the white varieties of the Frontera and Sunrise lines.

Due to his knowledge of and vast experience with white wine he was asked to be one of the winemakers for Concha y Toro’s Super Premium line the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas. Mario is responsible for crafting the Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, varieties he has clearly specialized in and the ones he likes to work with most.

Marcio Ramírez

Carmenere  /  Malbec  /  Cabernet Sauvignon

With a degree in Enology from the Universidad de Chile, Marcio joined Concha y Toro in 1997. From 1998 to 2000 he worked with Enrique Tirado at the Puente Alto winery as assistant winemaker for Don Melchor, and then moved to the Cachapoal winery in the Rapel Valley, where he is now head winemaker.

In 2002 and 2003 he participated in crushes at Château Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, Médoc, France and at Castello Banfi in Montalcino, Italy.

Marcio is a member of the winemaking team for Casillero del Diablo and Marques de Casa Concha, both led by Marcelo Papa, and is responsible for the reds in these lines as well as for Sunrise Merlot and Santa Emiliana Cabernet Sauvignon.

His great knowledge and experience working with red varieties are the reason he was asked to be one of the winemakers for the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas, Concha y Toro’s Super Premium line of wines. Marcio is responsible for crafting the Carmenere, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, varieties he has certainly specialized in and likes to work with most.

Héctor Urzúa

Merlot  /  Syrah

Héctor Urzúa is an Agricultural Engineer who majored in Enology and Fruticulture at the Universidad de Chile.

He worked his first crush at Concha y Toro in 1994 during his professional internship. In 1996 he joined the company as manager of the Lourdes winery, located in the Pencahue zone of the Maule Valley (Chile’s VII Region).

Héctor has extensive international experience. He participated in the 1999 harvest in France’s Côte-Rôtie region, which specializes in Syrah, and to further his knowledge of the variety, he also worked in a number of Syrah-producing cellars in Australia’s winegrowing regions the following year.

During his time at Concha y Toro, Héctor has held the position of Head Winemaker at the Lourdes winery, where he was responsible for the vinification of major brands, including the Sunrise line’s red varieties, as well as Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon and Late Harvest, among others.

In early 2005 he took charge of the emerging Palo Alto winery, which is part of the Concha y Toro holding.

Hector’s vast knowledge and extensive experience in the Maule Valley came together when he became one of the three winemakers chosen for our super premium line, Gran Reserva Serie Riberas, where he is responsible for crafting the Merlot, a well as the Syrah, one of his favorite varieties.