i. Biography
Where It Started Business, in 2004, is the first dated marker in Mauricio Zlatkin’s record, and it reads less like a title than a method. The work already points to the same operating habits that later appear across real estate, aviation services, hospitality, and wine: build the structure, keep the system moving, and hold responsibility at each step. Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) anchors the start of that formation. From there, the line extends into multiple fields, but the connective tissue stays consistent — management of assets, movement, guest experience, and the slower discipline of vineyard work. In that sequence, enterprise does not sit apart from stewardship; it becomes one way of practicing it.
Who Shaped Them “Its a nice way that we can share the costs. It’s like the uber of winemaking.” The comment is practical, not polished, and that is what makes it useful. It treats winemaking as something that can be organized, shared, and made more accessible through structure rather than display. The logic is commercial, but the point is craft: a model that brings more people into the work without stripping out its seriousness.
The Work Today
At Viña Edén in Maldonado, the work centers on natural wines with minerality, including Tannat. That framing puts the emphasis where it belongs: on the grape, the texture, and the place. The signature example is Cemento, a tannat fermented and aged in cement tanks and a concrete amphora, a setup whose precision is as much about control as it is about expression. Hospitality sits in the same portfolio, with the hotel presented as a designed experience rather than a generic amenity. “Our hotel is conceived as a unique experience, where luxury, nature and social responsibility converge.” In the next line, the intent becomes more immediate: “We want our guests to feel an emotional connection with the environment from the moment they arrive.” Across those businesses, Mauricio Zlatkin keeps returning to the same problem: how to make infrastructure legible as atmosphere. Real estate, aviation services, hospitality, and winemaking each carry their own demands, but in his case they read as linked disciplines. Viña Edén gives that linkage its clearest form, through cement, amphora, Tannat, and the mineral register of Maldonado.
Signature
Mauricio's signature wines include Cemento and Viña Edén 2016 Maldonado Cemento Tannat.
In Their Words “Our hotel is conceived as a unique experience, where luxury, nature and social responsibility converge.” “We want our guests to feel an emotional connection with the environment from the moment they arrive.”
FAQ What is Mauricio Zlatkin's current role? As of 2026, managing partner in real estate, aviation services, hospitality, and winemaking companies. What is Mauricio Zlatkin known for? Natural wines with minerality, including Tannat. Where did Mauricio Zlatkin train? Mauricio Zlatkin trained at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ).
