Casas del Toqui

History

In 1994, Château Larose Trintaudon, a major French wine producer from the Bordeaux region, partnered with traditional wine producers from the Totihue region in Chile and together they founded Casas del Toqui S.A.  Recently, their legacy was recaptured by a Chilean family with a great passion for wine, contributing with their own unique and distinctive mark.

Philosophy

Casas del Toqui S.A. was created in 1994 with the aim of developing and producing high quality fine wines, to be marketed both domestically and worldwide.

We are committed to excellence in the management of Quality, Safety and the Environment, which gives us a privileged position in our category and allows us to be a model for the Chilean wine industry, as well as to fully satisfy our clients through the production of outstanding fine wines.

Vineyards

Our philosophy is to try to achieve the maximum balance in each vine, always looking for the quality and identity of our wines to be a true reflection of the diverse terroir. Most of our vineyards are located in Alto Cachapoal, about 100 kilometers south of Santiago, where the alluvial soil and Mediterranean weather provide ideal conditions for grapevines. We are also vinifying grapes from Alto Maipo, the intermediate zone of the Cachapoal Valley (Peumo), and from cold areas such as Casablanca. Besides these locations, our technical team is constantly evaluating new vine-growing areas for new wines.

It is our innovative spirit that guides our steps. Winemaker: Carlos Olivares Berríos.

Winery

Casas del Toqui state-of-the-art technology, newly renovated in 2011, can produce wines to match the current demands of different international markets. Capacity for 2,000,000 liters in stainless steel tanks, each with controlled temperature. A barrel room with a capacity of approximately 1,000 units, with temperature and relative humidity control, allowing us to process our musts in ideal conditions.

Eco friendly

We are committed to excellence in the management of Quality and the Environment.  For our varietal wines we are using bottles from the ECO line, which are lighter because they are made with less glass, using less energy to manufacture them.  Also, we changed the caps on this same line, from synthetic to eco- friendly natural corks.  We have a state-of-the-art industrial wastewater plant to prevent any negative environmental impact. In the vineyard, we reincorporated our organic waste from pruning and do our best to preserve the original flora and fauna of the area. We are working to implement ISO 14000 on environmental management and have conducted studies about our carbon footprint to ensure a sustainable development of our productive process.

In 2017, the winery installed photovoltaic solar panels, they are also known as solar collectors. These devices are formed by a set of cells whose function is to produce electricity from the capture of sunlight. With this technology we looking to made more efficient our production and make a contribution to the environment.