Specialist wine magazine Wine Enthusiast selected Viña San Pedro Winery of Chile as the New World Winery of the Year 2011.
The Wine Enthusiast Wine Star of the Year Awards are the Oscars of the wine industry, acknowledging excellence among different companies at various levels, from the production of wines and spirits to their marketing and sales.
Viña San Pedro Winery, which was set up almost 150 years ago and was a pioneer of the wine industry in Chile, owns 1,200 hectares in one of Latin America’s largest vineyard areas, the Curicó Valley, and 2,500 hectares in the Central Valley.
Viña San Pedro, which won the award for the first time in its history, was commended for its commitment to talent and regional exploration.
The winery has entered into the field of organic wines and adopted green and sustainable vine-growing and winemaking practices.
Viña San Pedro is represented locally by Attard and Co. Foodstuffs Ltd of Marsa,.