A major component of Nicolás Catena's drive to produce world-class wines at Bodega Catena Zapata has been to assemble the right winegrowing and winemaking team.

Leading that team are three Argentina's most respected, brilliant and talented wine industry experts: Winery and Vineyard Director Alejandro Sejanovich, Winery Quality Director José Galante and Chief Winemaker Alejandro Vigil.

Alejandro Sejanovich is a valedictorian graduate of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina with a degree in Agricultural Engineering, specializing in Vineyard Management. He also has a masters degree in Vineyard Management and Winemaking from the prestigious Ecole National Supérieure Agronomique de Montpellier in 1994. Alejandro is considered one of the foremost Argentine authorities on Malbec cultivation in Mendoza, as well as irrigation regimes and the important effects of altitude on high quality grape cultivation. His scientific approach to grape growing has lead to numerous advances in the development of world class vineyard sites for Bodega Catena Zapata.

José Galante is graduated from the Facultad Tecnologica de Enologia, Universidad Juan Augustin Maza. José has maintained strong ties to the academic community and over the past ten years has been a leading professor of winemaking at the university.
His philosophy is that the winemaker's role is to preserve the fruit's full spectrum of flavors and aromas by the most gentle and natural handling of the wines.

Alejandro Vigil is a graduate in Agricultural Engineering from Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, where he went on to receive a Masters degree in both Winemaking and Irrigation Management, as well as a Master Course in Microclimate Definition and the Affect on Wine. He began his career in the INTA, the National Agricultural Technology Institute, where he quickly became a bright young star, taking over the Soil Analysis Department at the age of 28. Alejandro came to Bodega Catena Zapata in 2002 as head of Research & Development.
Beginning 2003 he joins the enology department becoming the manager of the top products in the winery.
His strong scientific and academic background led to important developments in both vineyard management and winemaking for the winery. As the results of his research were increasingly incorporated into the winery’s operations, Alejandro was named Chief Winemaker in July 2007. A naturally restless person, Alejandro strives to channel his creative energy into pushing the limits of conventional viticultural and winemaking wisdom. Always ready to try something new, full of endless experiments, Alejandro’s goal is to constantly increase his understanding of the unique terroir in Mendoza’s high altitude desert oasis.
Assistants winemakers are Felipe Stahlschidt , Daniela Romero and Mariela Molinari.

Mariela Molinari, Assistant Winemaker

Daniela Romero, Assistant Winemaker

Felipe Stahlschidt, Assistant Winemaker

Alejandro Sejanovich,              
Winery and Vineyard Director              

José Galante,            
Winery Quality Director.           

Alejandro Vigil,              
Chief Winemaker