Who owns Don Melchor?
Don Melchor is owned by Concha y Toro (Chile, BCS: CONCHATORO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Viña Concha y Toro Integrated Report 2025, Viña Concha y Toro S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Viña Concha y Toro S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Founded
- 1987
- Category
- Beverages › Wine & champagne › Still wine
- Parent ticker
- BCS: CONCHATORO
- Trademark registrant
- VINA CONCHA Y TORO S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Don Melchor
Don Melchor released its first vintage in 1987 and is described by its owner as the Chilean wine industry's first icon wine. The 2018 earned a perfect 100 points from James Suckling and the 2021 was chosen Wine of the Year by Wine Spectator in 2024, which the company calls a historic milestone for the Chilean wine industry. A roadshow marking it toured 30 cities in 17 countries during 2025, a year in which sales of the brand rose 84.6 per cent.
Trademark record for Don Melchor
The USPTO record for the Don Melchor mark lists VINA CONCHA Y TORO S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 74613032). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Don Melchor
- Current owner Concha y Toro [1] reported
Where Don Melchor sits in Concha y Toro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Concha y Toro
Concha y Toro controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Almaviva (1997)
- Bonterra
- Casillero del Diablo (1966)
- Cono Sur (1993)
- Diablo
- Fetzer
- Frontera
- Kross
- Marques de Casa Concha
- Trivento (1996)
- Viña Maipo
Other brands in still wine, and who owns them
Concha y Toro has more brands in still wine on Brandtree than any other owner: 11 of 128.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Rossi | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bodega San Telmo | Grupo Peñaflor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Aura | Sogrape | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| AFIP | Changyu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Archery Summit | Crimson Wine Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 19 Crimes | Treasury Wine Estates | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aphrodite | KEO | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Elton | Willamette Valley Vineyards | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Concha y Toro
Concha y Toro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1883. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as BCS: CONCHATORO.
Viña Concha y Toro was founded in 1883 by the Chilean politician and businessman Melchor Concha y Toro, and its shares have traded on the Santiago exchange since 1933, the same year it first exported. It calls itself the leading wine producer in Latin America, sells in more than 130 countries, and farms over 12,000 hectares of vines in Chile, Argentina and the United States. Sales reached Ch$975.33 billion in 2025, more than 80 per cent of it from outside Chile, and it also owns a Chilean craft brewery.
Concha y Toro: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇱 Don Melchor and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 69 brands that began in Chile. 8 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Don Melchor is not one of them.
- Austral — CCU 🇨🇱
- Carmen — Viña Santa Rita 🇨🇱
- Chateau Los Boldos — Sogrape 🇵🇹
- Guallarauco — Coca-Cola Andina 🇨🇱
- Indomita — Changyu 🇨🇳
- Santa Carolina — Watt's 🇨🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Don Melchor?
The parent company of Don Melchor is Concha y Toro, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Don Melchor Chilean?
Yes. Don Melchor originated in Chile in 1987 and its owner, Concha y Toro, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Don Melchor still owned by Concha y Toro?
Yes. As of 6 October 2026, Don Melchor is still owned by Concha y Toro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Viña Concha y Toro Integrated Report 2025 — Viña Concha y Toro S.A., Annual report; retrieved 22 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: DON MELCHOR, serial 74613032 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 6 October 2026.
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