Biography

Roberto Henríquez's journey begins as a child. In the vineyard of his uncle, Enrique Ascencio, in the Itata Valley, in the Biobío Region, he discovers the connection with the farming world, traditions and winegrowing culture, an experience that marks his life and leads him to fulfill his dream of making his own wine. After working in the most important wineries in Chile, he travels abroad to specialize in countries such as Canada, France and South Africa. At the age of 29 he returned to the Bíobio and connected with his roots, a process of deep learning where he learned to make pipeño wine with the farmers of his land. Roberto is recognized as passionate about the production of wines that rescue the country grape variety, the oldest in Chile and America, vines between 100 and 250 years old, planted without irrigation and harvested each year on the banks of the Bíobio River and in the Itata Valley.

Vineyard Roberto Henríquez was born in 2015. It began with just 400 bottles, which today have grown to 60,000 and are present in major cities such as New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Quebec, São Paulo, Paris, London, Dublin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Bruges, Sydney and Seoul, among others.

Wines such as Rivera del Notro, Santa Cruz de Coya, Molino del Ciego, Tierra de Pumas, País Franco or Cerro La Trinchera are part of his wine cellar, who has been recognized as the best and most innovative winemaker in the country, while his wines appear in the list of "the 25 not to be missed" of Punch magazine, others with high scores in The Wine Advocate of the USA, or the selection made by Decanter, choosing one of his wines among "the top 30 orange wines in the world".

Roberto Henríquez provides a story in which territoriality, identity, geology, the native forests of southern Chile and a philosophy of nature come together. He has also created an Agricola called "Sin Patrones" with young agronomists, without positions or bosses, all with the responsibility of contributing to a dream, a group of young people who rescue the peasant fruit trees to make distillates, ciders and beers. A piece of the countryside in new bottles that symbolize a way of thinking collectively about an activity that goes far beyond a company.