Amansado Wines

Our Oenological consultant and the one who defines the styles and lines of all Amansado` s wines. We works side by side with Jose Luis Miano to create wines for an special place and unique subjectivity.

He studied Oenology at the Don Bosco Wine School, the oldest in Mendoza, and began his professional career at Doña Paula with his brother, Matías Michelini. In 2003, after three years in the winery and a harvest in Sonoma, California, he became Doña Paula's Chief Winemaker. In 2004 he participated in the harvest in Pomerol, France, and for the next two years he worked at the Finca Quara and El Esteco wineries in Cafayate. In 2007 he worked as a Wine Valley winemaker and in 2008 he started his work at Zorzal Wines, where he works as Head Winemaker until today.

In 2014 he developed the Altar Uco project together with Daniel Kokogian motivated by making absolutely incredible reds and whites, without time or pressure, capable of moving any wine lover.

University studies at the Faculty of Agronomy, University Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza until 2004.
2002 - Specialization in viticulture-oenological management. AgroMontpellierRAC (now Agroscope). Switzerland.

Experience of 12 years at INTA EEA Mendoza, performing Researcher tasks Main, through the restructuring of fruit projects and ending by coordinating the National Fruit Project in its module Vine.

Between 2012 and 2018 serving as Director in companies private.

In 2019 returning to the wine industry in Ernesto Catena:
Winemaker, Agronomist, Communications Manager (tourism and press specialized). Stella Crinita Project.

Since 2020 as Head of Wine and Winemaking at Amansado Wines