December 2011

December 2011

Tasting with Adolfo Hurtado and Claudia Pfau of Cono Sur and Katsuya Kato, Kei Murata and Fukusaki Go of Japan

Cono Sur tasting Katsuya Kato, Keu Murata and Fukusaki Go of Japan

Spring bicycle ride through the vineyards at the Santa Elisa Estate

Cono Sur Team wine tasting led by General Manager and Chief Winemaker, Adolfo Hurtado

The Cono Sur Team

Claudia Pfau and Guillermo Sanchez with Alan Hei and Pan Yunchih of China and Taiwan

Wine tasting with memebers of La CAV (Wine Lover's Club) and Cono Sur's Oscar Valenzuela and Daniel Vio

Cono Sur Winemaker Matias Rios with Alexander Kisjes of Mitra in Holland

Michael Cox Wines of Chile Director UK with Cono Sur's Nicola Hale at the 2011 International Wine & Spirit Competition

2011 Prague Food Festival

Cono Sur Carmenere at the 2011 Prague Food Festival

Cono Sur's Daniela Bannura and Guillermo Sanchez with Ursula Geige of Switzerland and Michael Pleitgen and Matthias Dathan of Germany

Journalists Seo Ji-eun and Seung-ho Huh of Korea with Cono Sur's Guillermo Sanchez and Isabel Shea

Harshal Shah and Bhisham Mansukhani of India with Cono Sur winemaker Matías Rios Communcations Manager Claudia Pfau

Cono Sur's Winemaker Matias Rios and Brand Manager Daniela Bannura with Kirill Alexandrov and Yuri Yudich of Russia

2011 Wines of Chile Annual Trade Tasting in Sweden

Stephen Schiedel of Canada with Cono Sur's Adolfo Hurtado, Claudia Pfau and Francisco Ascui

This is Lucas Draper Alonso, Cono Sur Marketing Manager, María Noel's son

May 2011

May 2011

Cono Sur Day 2011

Lunch during Cono Sur Day 2011

Guillaume Herbinet, Export Manager Eastern Europe & Middle East, and Sebastián Fraser, Latin American Regional Export Director, of Cono Sur

Adolfo Hurtado at the 8th Annual Wines of Chile Awards

Chilean BBQ with the Phyllis Court Club Wine Circle of the United Kingdom

Bicycle Tour with the Phyllis Court Club Wine Circle of the United Kingdom

Nicola Hale of Cono Sur UK receiving Green Company of the Year 2011 award

Cono Sur tasting stand at the 2011 Santa Cruz Harvest Festival

Cono Sur’s Oscar Valenzuela, Southern Region Agriculture Manager, leading a tour at the Santa Elisa Estate

Wine tasting in the Cono Sur tasting room

2011 grape harvest at Cono Sur

2011 grape harvest at Cono Sur

Night horseback ride with Fort Group of Russia

Matías Rios, Cono Sur winemaking manager, tasting Ocio Pinot Noir

2011 Ocio Pinot Noir grapes shortly after being crushed manually

Santa Elisa Estate, Chimbarongo, close to the end of the 2011 harvest

Sorting grapes at Cono Sur

Tasting with Matias Ríos

Claudia Pfau and Kunyo Bansho touring the vineyards on bicycle

Chiyoko Lijima and Claudia Pfau touring the vineyards on bicycle

Fort Group of Russia at Cono Sur Campo Lindo Vineyard

Tasting with Adolfo Hurtado and Fort Group of Russia

Adolfo Hurtado and Anna Chertopoloh of Fort Group

November / 2010

November 2010

Cono Sur’s Chief Winemaker and General Manager, Adolfo Hurtado, and Export Director, Francois Le Chat, with the real Santa Claus in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.

Matías Ríos and Max Erlwein of Cono Sur with Polish wine journalists Ewa Wielezynska and Wojciech Nowicki of Wine, Food & Travel.

Heikki Remes and Seppo Määttänen from Finland at the Santa Elisa Estate with Cono Sur’s Claudia Pfau and Guillermo Sánchez.

Alejandra Lapostal and Adolfo Hurtado receiving the CEMARS® certification from Mike Tournier and Rosemary Paterson of New Zealand.

Gonzalo Muñoz on el Camino a Santiago de Compostela.

Cono Sur wines in the Jumbo Supermarket of Viña del Mar, Chile.

Attendees of the Pinot Noir Seminar in Korea with Adolfo Hurtado.

Steven Spurrier with Nicola Hale at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Nelly Silva of Cono Sur with her son, Tomás Castillo, the newest member of the Cono Sur family.

The WineGeese Society of Ireland at the Santa Elisa Estate.

Daniela Bannura of Cono Sur with the WineGeese Society.

The WineGeese Society at Santa Elisa.

The whole group on Cono Sur Day.

The go-kart winners on Cono Sur Day.

Celebrating birthdays on Cono Sur Day.

The Cono Sur football team.

Enjoying lunch on Cono Sur Day.

The New Members of the Cono Sur Winery Team

Agustín Valle
Management Control Analyst

Daniela Schürch
Marketing Assistant

Ricardo Orchard
Export Coordinator UK

Patricia Barrientos
Development Assistant Isla Negra

Javier Movillo
Brand Manager Isla Negra

Maximiliano Erlwein
Export Coordinator Asia and Eastern Europe

Isabel Shea
Web Manager

May / 2010

May 2010

Adolfo Hurtado at the Chilean Patagonia on the cruise Nomads of the Seas.

Adolfo and the rest of the people enjoying lunch at the Patagonia.

Cono Sur wines were present in all the meals.

In Santa Elisa Estate, everybody works hard to get the 2010 vintage.

Harvesting at Santa Elisa Estate, Chimbarongo.

Harvesting at Santa Elisa Estate, Chimbarongo.

At Wines of Chile Awards 2010: José Luis Lavín, Adolfo Hurtado and Matías Ríos.

Cono Sur Winery is awarded with 3 trophies at Wines of Chile Awards 2010. Matías Ríos and Adolfo Hurtado receiving one of the accolades from the Canadian judge, Nick Hamilton.

The 3 awarded Cono Sur wines at Wines of Chile Awards 2010: Trophy "Best Chardonnay" for Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Chardonnay 2008; "Best Pinot Noir" for Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Pinot Noir 2008; and the trophy "Best 'Other white wines'" for Cono Sur Vision Single Vineyard Viognier 2009.

At Prowein 2010: Export Managers Francois Le Chat, Bertrand Jestin, and Mathieu Tiche, with Brand Manager Magdalena Calderón.

A view from Cono Sur Winery's stand at Prowein 2010, held in Düsseldorf, Germany.

From left to right: Mariusz Glenszczyk, Ewa Pustoszkin, product manager for Tim, Poland, and Rafal Fijak.

Concha y Toro winemakers at the Concours Du Meilleur Sommelier Du Monde 2010: Marcelo Papa, Adolfo Hurtado, Ignacio Recabarren, Enrique Tirado, Michel Friou and Álvaro Espinoza.

Adolfo Hurtado from Cono Sur tasting Ocio Pinot Noir 2008.

Winemakers Marcelo Papa and Adolfo Hurtado.

The group of sommeliers visit Campo Lindo Estate, in San Antonio.

Viking Line from Finland at Santa Elisa Estate: Kimmo, Marika, Tuula, Robert, Pekka.

Finland team on the big bike at Santa Elisa

Pekka and Frank from Finland, and Noel Alonso of Cono Sur team.

Cono Sur & the Magnificent Cycling Cinema at the London School of Economics: a cinema powered entirely by pedal power.

The mechanism used by the bikes for generating power.

From Canada, the journalist Nick Hamilton and his partner Mylene Padolina, with Claudia Pfau and Guillermo Sanchez, from Cono Sur team.

A visit from The Netherlands: Christian Callec, Adolfo Hurtado Matías Rios, and Peter Nijdam.

This is how the computer screen looked for the Online Blogger Tasting, hosted by Wines of Chile USA: left side for bloggers, top right for 8 winemakers and bottom right for the moderator. (Matías Ríos from Cono Sur is third from right to left).

January / 2010

January 2010

One of our newborns" Cristián Parada Sotomayor, son of our Web Manager María Luisa Sotomayor.

This is Cristóbal Alonso Toro Pinto, son of Cristián Toro (Cono Sur Products Development Manager).

Melchor Ríos Pizarro is Matías Ríos's son, one od our winemakers. Congratulations!!

Julieta Gómez Cruces is Claudia Cruces's daughter, who is Secretary at the Chimbarongo estate.

This picture was taken by Rudo from The Netherlands, who wrote us after finding this bicycle on the street. It seemed to him it was just like the one we have on the labels of some of Cono Sur wines.

American journalists visit Cono Sur vineyards (from left to right): Alder Yarrow, Elin Mccoy and Leslie Sbrocco. With them Matías Ríos, one of our winemakers.

Cono Sur wines in a Liquorstore shop in Melbourne, Australia.

A very ingenious way of showing our wines and our bicycle. Display in WalMart, United States.

Comercial Peumo in Chimbarongo.

Mermbers of Comercial Peumo visit Cono Sur main estate, in Chimbarongo.

Francisco Ascui, Cono Sur's Export Manager for UK market, along with Charles Sanderson and the group of UK's on trade market.

José Luis Lavín and Matías Ríos with AWSM Alberta sales team.

Matías Ríos and José Luis Lavín in Canadá.

Cono Sur Parkling was present in the New Years Party hosted by the Polo Club from Cachagua.

The stand had a huge success during the event.

Winemaker Matías Ríos goes for a ride with the Norwegian journalist and Master of Wine Arne Ronold, through Santa Elisa Estate, in Chimbarongo.

Polish journalists visit one of our estates (from left to right): Claudia Pfau, Anna Smoleck, Krzyzstof Dobrylko and Guillermo Sánchez.

Polish journalist Anna Smoleck and Adolfo Hurtado.

Cono Sur female bowling team: Claudia Muñoz, Macarena Bosco, Daniela Bannura, Bárbara Le Bert, Alejandra Lapostol y Paola Jerez.

The French winemaker Martin Prieur at the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay tasting hosted by Cono Sur.

Martin Prieur and the Cono Sur winemaker, Adolfo Hurtado.

A group of American journalists along with the winemaker Matías Ríos.

October / 2009

November 2009

Cono Sur participates in the WineMaker Event, hosted by Auric Pacific Marketing in Singapore on October 2009. Picture: Adolfo Hurtado and Cono Sur wines.

Adolfo Hurtado and Gonzalo Marina (Regional Export Director Asia) with people from the press, trade and Auric Pacific Marketing in Singapore, Ocober 2009.

Adolfo Hurtado and Gonzalo Marina in Korea, October 2009.

Our "Cono Sur Futbol Club". We are so proud!

An example of how our wines look on a display in Florida, USA.

September / 2009

September 2009

Adolfo Hurtado receiving International Wine Challenge trophies at UK's Annual Tasting.

Ana María Sinclair and María Inés Pina at UK's Annual Tasting

UK's Annual Tasting

UK's Annual Tasting

UK's Annual Tasting

Somebody loves our wines so much that he named his boat after us!

It really is a beautiful boat...

Organic range launge in UK, with journalists Sarah Jane Evans and Jamie Goode

Organic launch

Wine tasting for Direct Wine's staff

Adolfo Hurtado at wine tasting for Direct Wine's staff

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Francisco González.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Alejandra Lapostole and Rossana Ruiz.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Rossana Ruiz.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Cristian Toro, Macarena Bosco and Daniel Bustos.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Rodrigo Oyarzún.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Cristian Toro and Daniel Bustos.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Felipe Marfil and Dainel Bustos.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Magdalena Calderón and María Elena Martinos.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Alejandra Lapostol with Jordan.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources.

Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. Cono Sur team built a house for a family of limited resources. In this picture: Alejandra Lapostole and Rossana Ruiz.

May / June 2009

June 2009

Very successful was Cono Sur's pic nic on World Environment Day.

Our team in France also did their part on World Environment Day!

Cono Sur's pic nic on World Environment Day.

Cono Sur's pic nic on World Environment Day

Cono Sur's pic nic on World Environment Day

Sergey Kotov, CEO of Fort, with Tatyana Baglay.

Bogukhin Mikhail, Bertrand Jestin, Francois le Chat and Adolfo Hurtado.

Adolfo Hurtado and Anna Chertopolokh.

Part of Cono Sur team climbed Alto Naranjo, a hill in Santiago.

Cris Toro and Patricio Toro after reaching the top.

Andrea Sánchez from CyT, Bárbara Le Bert and Paola Jerez.

Wine Spectator's Grand Tour 2009.

Wine Spectator's Grand Tour 2009

Constanza Vicent and Christopher Marshall at Cono Sur's stand in Wine Spectator's Grand Tour 2009.

Benjamín Bull, Michi Geyger, Terence Cook and Cristián Pardo, Cono Sur's winning golf team at the "Fundación Escúchame" tournament

Cono Sur's winning golf team at the "Fundación Escúchame" tournament. Well done!

Cono Sur's new Pinot Noir cellar

Cono Sur's new Pinot Noir cellar

Cono Sur's new Pinot Noir cellar

Francois Le Chat, Noel Alonso, Francisco Ascui, Dolfo Hurtado and María Elena Martinos.

Adolfo Hurtado presenting Cono Sur wines in Ireland

Cono Sur's stand at this year's London International Wine Trade Fair 2009

María Noel Alonso, Mathieu Tiche and Mike Bang in one of his boats

Mathieu Tiche, Sverre Tollefsen and Mike Bang in Norway

March 2009

April 2009

Transandes Challenge, sponsored by Cono Sur, was a success. It was har work too...

Contestants had to give their best during the seven days the Transandes lasted.

But after a long day of bike ride, they got to drink Cono Sur wines.

Contestants from the Transandes challenge are riding their bikes in Pucón.

Contestants are ready to begin pedalling.

And the get to drink Cono Sur wines again.

Ready, set, go!

The scenery of the race was amazing!

It's definitely a beautiful place to take a ride.

Some of the transandes contestants look very happy.

It looks like Cono Sur can be found in different kinds of bicycles!

Japanese specialized writer Mrs. Tomoko Ebisawa, next to Adolfo Hurtado at the winery in Chimbarongo.

Gonzalo Marina and Adolfo Hurtado, next to Japanese sommelier Mr. Saturo Mori, and Mrs. Tomoko Ebisawa during a tasting.

Cono Sur took part in this years's "Fiesta de la Vendimia" (Harvest Party).

Cono Sur's stand at the "Fiesta de la Vendimia".

We welcome Pedro Ascui Fleischmann, Francisco Ascui's newborn son.

Mathieu Tiche, Bertrand Jestin, Bárbara Le Bert and Francois Le Chat at the ProWein party in Germany.

Bertrand Jestin, Mathieu Tiche and Bárbara Le Bert at the ProWein party in Germany.

Christopher Marshal from Vineyard Brands USA, next to a lovely group in Chimbarongo.

January 2009

January 2009

Adolfo Hurtado and Francois Le Chat are all set to celebrate Christmas.

Tiina Ropponen, Noel Alonso and Tuomas Meriluoto in Finland.

Tiina Salomaa, Tiina Ropponen, Janina Vierre, Noel Alonso and Francois Le Chat in Finland.

Cono Sur people enjoying a nice sunny day in Cajón del Maipo.

Cono Sur women are ready to get to work.

Noel Alonso and Maighread Lynch in Ireland.

Noel Alonso, Philip Robinson and Rosemary Lyster in Ireland.

November 2008

November 2008

Adolfo Hurtado and renowned specialized writer Patricio Tapia, in Chimbarongo’s tasting room

A great Cono Sur display in Singapore

María Luisa is having fun in Chimbarongo

Matías Ríos next to Sommerlier Lisa O'doherty and Katherine Donnelly, wine writer for the “Irish Independent”

Part of Cono Sur team in a relaxing day in Chimbarongo

We welcome Bárbara Le Bert, Brand Manager for Asia, Canada, Eastern Europe and Latin America, Alejandra Lapostol, Maganement Control Analist, Pablo González, Commercial Assistant, and Claudia Muñoz, Administrative Assistant.

We give a warm welcome to Oscar Valenzuela, southern area manager for the agricultural team

Nicola André, Matías Ríos, Alain Bras, Claudia Pfau and Mairead Robinson from Ireland, in Chimbarongo.

Anthony Rose and Wife Charmain

Estonia Valior CS campaign

Estonia Valior CS campaign

June 2008

June 2008

We welcome Benjamín Elorriaga, our new Export Manager for Central America and the Caribbean.

We welcome José Miguel Ugarte, our new Financial Controller.