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Guide to the wineries in Chile. Francois Massoc winemaker at Massoc Freres vineyard
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Massoc Frères

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Massoc Frères winery was established in 2015 by renowned Chilean winemaker François Massoc, his wife Noëlle and his brother Jean-Paul. This family winery has at its heart the old vines and growers of Itata and Bio Bio, focused entirely on working with small growers who care for centenarian vineyards.  

About Massoc Frères winery

Founded in 2015, Massoc Frères as a project has always been guided by the family’s affection for their Chilean and French roots, their faith in the Itata and Bio Bio valleys, and their desire to produce excellent wines from the old vines of southern Chile.

In 2017, the family bought an old winery located on the slopes of Cerro Cayumanqui, in the municipality of Quillón in Itata and restored it to adapt it to their small-scale winemaking style. All the Massoc Frères wines are made, aged and bottled on the estate.

Massoc Frères is part of the Chileno Sur association in southern Chile.

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ayllu winery and wines in San Pedro de Atacama Chile
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Ayllu

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

Ayllu winery is the collective wine brand of 20 growers in San Pedro de Atacama who make their wines in a boutique co-operative winery among the small oases of the desert.

The social project was spearheaded by the Chilean government and chemical company SQM to help develop a local wine industry in the middle of the driest desert in the world, the Atacama Desert.

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Wapisa wines in Patagonia,Bodega Patagonia Atlántica keeping Malbec under the sea
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Wapisa Fincas Patagónicas

by Clorrie Yeomans
written by Clorrie Yeomans

Embodying the adventurous spirit of vignerons in the south, Wapisa is the coastal vineyard and winery of the family behind Tapiz in Mendoza. With 60 hectares of vineyards in Viedma in Río Negro, it isn’t only the coastal climate and southerly location that makes this wine project unique but also their cellar… which is 10 metres under water!

Wapisa is the first winery in South America to experiment with a submarine cellar, in which their coastal Malbec is plunged into the 15°C watery chamber where a pressure of 1 bar is believed to give it a very different ageing process than what you would expect overground. 

Read more about Wapisa taking their wine underwater in Patagonia

 

About Wapisa wines & winery

Wapisa wines is the Patagonian project of Fincas Patagónicas (see Tapiz in Mendoza) making maritime wines from their 60-hectare vineyard in San Javier in coastal Río Negro. The winery is making Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir so far.

Guide to the wineries in Argentina. Wapisa winery in Rio Negro

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