Karim is a winemaker and entrepreneur by vocation and training. He has presided over Altocedro since 1999 and Alandes since 2012. Besides heading up his wineries, Karim also runs his Salta project, Abras in Cafayate Valley and acts as winemaker consultant, also giving advise to emerging projects in the most promising Argentine wine areas. He is more than happy to discuss world politics, current events, 17th Century British philosophy, seventies rock (The Doors and Led Zeppelin are his favorites) and the genius of Ayn Rand. During harvest, you can find him at El Cielo in La Consulta enjoying their lomito especial and a Stella. As everyone knows, it takes a lot of beer to make a good wine.

After starting as a “one man army”, and trying to build the best team possible for an argentine winery, it took me more than 20 years to find enough crazy people with commitment and values, to be part of the challenging and “glamorous” wine business. Fortunately “nobody passes a psychological test” I liked to say, very proud about how every team member came on board. We all work hard, but keeping the individual engagement with quality, work ethics and obsession about details.