November, 2010.- Viña San Pedro

Eight Great Gold Medals, 44 Gold Medals and 35 Silver Medals were awarded in total by the competition.

In this context, San Pedro’s distinguished wines were:

- Our wine elaborated with organically grown grapes, 35°South B.O. Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot 2009, which attained a Gold Medal, and

- GatoNegro Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, with a Silver Medal.

On this “satellite” version of one of the most relevant wine competitions worldwide –as is the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles–, there were 66 participating wineries, not only Chileans, but also stemming from neighboring countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Also, other competitors in this tournament, besides wines, were sparkling wines and Chilean gourmet products.

The experts invited to become the jury at this edition of the CMB-Ch were 18 foreign and local professionals, all of them, winemakers, sommeliers and specialized journalists.

This competition has awarded more than 300 Chilean products, representatives from all wine-growing valleys in Chile, since it was launched the year 2006.

We feel honored to be among the winners!

In Venezuela, the launching was organized by San Pedro and its importer, Tamayo, during October 5th and 9th, when our representatives visited the cities of Valencia, Margarita, Barquisimeto and Caracas, carrying out presentations for specialized media and the main clients.

Then, in Colombia, the launch took place from the 12th to the 16th of October in the cities of Bogotá, Medellin and Cartagena de Indias, with several presentations of our winemaker as well.

The Bi-Valley concept aims to extract the best elements of two separate origins in order to obtain a perfect balance in 35°South wines, combining grapes of two different, complementary valleys, which contribute to each vine with different attributes each and result in a unique character in every variety.

A dedicated selection of only the best grapes, a vinification in smaller tanks, an aging in selected French and American wood, and an exhaustive oenological work, guarantee a top quality expressed in wines of a greater aromatic concentration and pleasant structure in the red wines, and with a larger volume on the palate, freshness and aromatic intensity in white ones.

The line Reserve Bi-valley offers a Shiraz elaborated with fruit stemming from the Elqui and Aconcagua valleys, a Carmenere from the Maule and Rapel valleys, a Merlot from Maule and Maipo, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo and Aconcagua, a Sauvignon Blanc from Curicó and Elqui and a Chardonnay from Rapel and the southernmost frontier of Chilean viticulture, the Bío-Bío Valley.

This launching had a wide-ranging coverage from the media, being published in the main papers, blogs and specialized web sites from the visited cities.
Some of these notes can be found, for example at the following links:

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/el-gusto-es-mio/7c645f137f28850cd8b862d66d31f8fb

http://clubamantesdelvino.com/home/2009/10/tamayo-cia-introduce-en-venezuela-vino-chileno-35-sur-reserva/

http://networkedblogs.com/p16398075

http://www.milsabores.net/index.php/2009/10/18/vina-san-pedro-y-su-linea-35-sur-en-vene?blog=5

San Pedro’s cutting edge brand 35°South, which has been catching the eye of European specialized magazines lately, was again highlighted, this time as Great-Value Wine of the Month by the English winewriter Susy Atkins at her monthly column in the July’s edition of Delicious magazine.

Atkins described our 35°South Sauvignon Blanc 2008, as “a palate-tingling, super-fresh, zesty Sauvignon Blanc. Spot on as a house white through the summer, or for washing down leafy salads, white fish and seafood.”

Delicious magazine is aimed at young readers (median age of 43), upmarket (79% ABC1) and affluent, with an average annual household income of £40,966 (50% higher than the UK average). They always insist on quality products and services, and don’t mind paying a premium to ensure they get the best.

In brief, this is a great publication for  35°South to be featured in, and piles up besides the recent appearance of this wine in another top English magazine, Good Housekeeping, within a selection of the expert Richard Ehrlich’s favorites; also the brief note telling about 35°South’s packaging revamp and the new Bi-Valley concept published in June’s edition of the UK trade magazine Off Licence News; and that our 35°South Rosé Wild Ferment 2008, was chosen in the magazine En Värld av Vin within the best ranked Rosé wines this spring in the Swedish market.

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