Personal information
Name: Bertagna, Gustavo
Age: 29 Years
Current position:
First Winemaker at Dominio del Plata Winery
Previous work experience:
- 2008 – 2010 – First Winemaker at Dominio del Plata Winery
- 2005 – 2007 – Sales and technical advices dept at AEB Mendoza
- 2003 – 2005 - Research on tannins at AEB Mendoza
Studies abroad:
- 2008 – Specialization in different international winemaking styles, France
- 2007 – Grape Harvest and winemaking Cave de Florensac, France, as Second Winemaker
- 2002-2005 – Grape Harvest and Winemaking in Zimmerman-Graeff & Muller Winery, Germany, as Second Winemaker
List of best wines and their awards:
- Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontés – Argentina Wine Awards 2010- Trophy / Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar 2010- 90 pts / GQ Magazine 2010- Wine bargain of the year / Robert Parker’s 2009- World’s Best Wine Values Under $25 / Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 2009- 90 pts / Wine & Spirits Magazine 2009, 2007, 2004- Value Brand of the Year
- Crios Rosé of Malbec 2009 – Argentina Wine Awards 2010- Trophy / Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar 2010 – 89 pts / Robert Parker’s 2009- World’s Best Wine Values Under $25 / Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 2009- 89 pts / Wine & Spirits Magazine 2009- Value Brand of the Year
- Anubis Malbec 2009 - Argentina Wine Awards 2010- Gold Medal
- Susana Balbo Late Harvest Torrontés 2009 – Argentina Wine Awards 2010 – Silver Medal
- Riesling Peter and Peter Bodega Zimmerman - Graeff & Muller
- Crios Malbec 2009 - Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar 2010 – 89 points
Awards / Scholarships:
Scolarship from Don Bosco College for a postgraduate course in “Planning and quality management from the vineyard to the wine”
Vision of the Argentinian wine industry:
All along the past few years, the quality of Argentine’s wines has clearly been improved, highlighting the improvement of work techniques and a better knowledge of the different geographical areas that produce high quality grapes with unique characteristics.