Attilio & Mochi

The winery

Attilio & Mochi carries the surnames of its founders, Marcos Attilio and Angela Mochi, a couple of Brazilian food engineers who had worked in wine since 1999. In 2011 they left Brazil to settle in the Casablanca Valley with a small, handmade project: they handle every step themselves, from vineyard to bottling, and make only a few barrels of each variety, so some labels sell out before the next harvest. The company behind it is called Viña Tunquen, a name one of their wine lines also carries, and the couple belongs to MOVI, the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (independent winegrowers' movement), and to Casablanca OFF, the valley's association of small producers.

The vineyard is in Orrego Arriba, on the western and coolest side of the valley, about 20 km from the Pacific and in the so-called wind corridor, whose constant airflow helps keep the vines healthy. On sandy-clay soils over a granite subsoil of the Cordillera de la Costa grow eight varieties: Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, the Casablanca classics, alongside Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne and Grenache, the first of its kind planted in the valley. Farming is organic, though not certified: they fertilize with pomace compost and manure, use no synthetic chemicals, irrigate with solar power and store the barrels in recycled refrigerated containers. From here come the AM line (Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Grenache The First), the Tunquen Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Malbec, Amber, an orange wine of Viognier and Roussanne fermented on its skins, the red blend Sucre, and DulceFuerte, a port-style fortified wine of Malbec and Syrah. Several have scored above 90 points in Descorchados, La Cav, Vinau and James Suckling.

Visits are by booking only, Monday to Saturday, in small groups that do not mix languages (Spanish, English or Portuguese), and the owners themselves lead them. In the morning there is the tour with Angela Mochi, an hour and a half long: a walk through the vineyard and a tasting of five wines with bread, olive oil, cheeses and charcuterie. In the afternoon they offer a guided tasting of five wines, lasting an hour, in the tasting room they opened in 2024 overlooking the vines. There is no restaurant or accommodation; visitors are welcome from age 12 (younger children only with an adult dedicated to looking after them), and pets require advance notice. The winery is an hour from Santiago, next to Ruta F-90, with no signs at the entrance, so it is best to arrive using Google Maps or Waze. Wines are sold in the tasting room and through the online shop.