Gonzalo is a business engineer with a degree in
administration sciences and MBA from the
Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile.
His career has been spent exclusively in the wine
industry with more than 16 years of experience. He
has worked in renowned companies such as Viña
Ventisquero, where he was in charge of the domestic
market and later became the sales director of the
commercial office in Shanghai, China, for two years.
Then he worked as a commercial manager at the
Tabalí Vineyard located in the north of the country
for three years, where he was responsible for
managing the total sales of the company.
In November 2018, Gonzalo joined Odfjell Vineyards
as general manager. His primary focus has been
bringing a young, energetic, and charismatic team,
perfecting the company’s processes, and generating
new distribution where Odfjell is already recognized
in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Born in the heart of Santiago, Francisca Palacios did not always know she was destined to be a winemaker; quite the opposite as no one in her family came from wine. Yet as she was earning her degree in Agronomy at the Universidad de Chile, she discovered winemaking in an elective course and it was love at first sight.

During her studies she also completed harvests in Chilean wineries De Martino, Morandé and Odfjell and it was after finishing her thesis and degree in both Agronomy and Oenology that Arnaud Hereu, Director of Winemaking and Viticulture at Odfjell Vineyards, offered her a permanent position.

“My intent is to make wines without make-up; to show their natural beauty rather than hide behind a facade. My goal is authentic, fresh and vibrant wines”.

Heading now into her ninth harvest, she is a full believer in organic and biodynamic practices not as an end goal but as a tool to make better, authentic wines. She believes that biodynamic practices teaches us to observe at a higher consciousness; to see aspects we would have previously missed in our vines and grapes.

Now fully in charge of winemaking since 2019, Francisca wants to continue making wines that strive for harmony and balance.