Cristóbal Abarzúa
Anglais, Espagnol, Français
Casilla 33 Correo Nancagua - Nancagua - Provincia de Colchagua
VI Región O'Higgins
Chile
Email: cbdvitivinicola@gmail.com
Téléphone: +569-87482394
Member of ABDChile (Asociación de Agricultura Biodinámica de Chile) Coordinator of ABDChile’s Commission of Education and Training Participant of Biodynamic Viticulture & Winemaking Chilean-Argentinean Meeting since 2015
Viticulture,
Préperations biodynamiques
Winemaking
Conseil en organisation, Gestion de projet, Présentations, Tutoriel, Workshop
Learn by doing, together, deepening our consciousness. I approach biodynamics as an endless path and process, where belief is transformed into conviction through practical results. First, facilitating the first step into biodynamics by any means I can (bd preparations, stirring machines, certification, visits, research projects, associative projects, etc.) and then creating moments of group deepening, where each task takes on a transcendent meaning and everything we do and talk makes sense.
As Biodynamic Advisor only in Chile: at Viñedos Veramonte (september 2016 – present), a large scale project located in Casablanca and Colchagua wine-valleys and Gustavo Riffo, a small wine producer in Itata wine-valley, which is more collaborative work. As Research Project Developer: 2 associative research project in biodynamic viticulture, from 2017 to 2018 in Colchagua-Chile, with the participation of Viñedos Emiliana, Viña Koyle, Viña Veramonte and the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences of University of Chile, focused on BDp 500, and funded by public institutions (InnovaChile-Corfo); and from May 2015 to November 2015 in Burgundy-France, with Domaine Marquis D‘Angerville, Domaine La Pousse D’Or, Domaine Michel Lafarge, Geisenheim University and Pierre and Vincent Masson, focused on BDp 501 as a Master of Science's Thesis. As Founder and Manager of CBD, from february 2016 to present, a small company focused on developing biodynamic winegrowing, offering consulting services, field research, project formulations, biodynamic preparations and mechanical dynamisers. As Winemaker: several harvest as assistant winemaker in biodynamic/organic wineries, Domaine Valentin Zusslin in Orschwihr, Alsace, France; Viñedos Veramonte in La Vinilla, Casablanca, Chile; Geowines in Tapihue, Casablanca, Chile; Ceago Vinegarden LLC in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, California, USA; Viñedos Emiliana in Lo Moscoso, Colchagua, Chile. As Chief Winemaker for 3 years in a conventional winery, Viña Apaltagua in Apalta, Colchagua, Chile. As winemaker consultant for short time at Viñedos Doña Inés in La Vinilla, Casablanca, Chile.
- José Aguirre. Technical Manager Viñedos Veramonte - Gustavo Riffo. Owner and Winemaker Viña Lomas de Llahuén - Cristóbal Undurraga Owner/Winemaker Viña Koyle; Rodrigo Soto, Quintessa ex-Veramonte Winemaker; Sebastián Tramón, Andrés Aparicio, Armando Rebolledo, Sustainability Director, Viticulture Director and Viticulture Manager Viñedos Emiliana; Alvaro Peña, Professor University of Chile. - Frédéric Lafarge. Owner Domaine Michel Lafarge, François Duvivier. Technical Director of Domaine Marquis D’Angerville; Hubert Rossignol. Vintner of Domaine La Pousse D’Or; Pierre and Vincent Masson. Consultants in agriculture and biodynamic viticulture; Dr. Georg Meissner. Alois Lageder Biodynamic Viticulture Director, Consultant, Professor Hochschule Geisenheim University. - Jean Paul and Marie Zusslin. Owners Domaine Valentin Zusslin - Alvaro Espinoza. Consultant winemaker, former partner Geo Wines, owner Viña Antiyal - Juan Carlos Faúndez. Consultant winemaker, former Geo Wines, owner Viña Los Quiscos. - Javier Tapia Meza. Director of Viticulture Rhys Vineyards, former Cêago Vinegarden (California) * If necessary, I will give privately the contact of any of these references.
Training of Trainers Course for Latin American Biodynamic Viticulture Meeting Chile / Argentina ABDChile Spring Meeting and ABD Chile Talks
Chili, France, États-Unis,
Demeter International Standards and Conversion Course (2020), given by Demeter International in partnership with the Biodynamic Association in North America
Peer Review
(11/04/2020)
Reto Ingold
Daphne Amory