June of 2010.-

The Food & Wine Classic is the most popular “foodie” event of the year in North America. For three days, the stellar line-up of culinary masters and wine connoisseurs share trade secrets and techniques with 5,000 foodies and vinophiles at over 80 cooking and wine seminars, tastings, demonstrations, celebrity chef receptions, parties and other entertainment.

“So, it is the premier wine event in the US, to showcase top wine companies, such as San Pedro, and food related products”, says VP Sales and Marketing North America, Mark Vanston.

In the Grand Tasting Tents featured at the Food & Wine Classic, 50,000 bottles wine were available to sample, among them, San Pedro’s prestigious brands 1865 Single Vineyard and Castillo de Molina, and exhibitors shared their latest products.

This festival is related to the stylish and trend-spotting epicurean American magazine FOOD & WINE, edited by American Express Publishing, a leading luxury lifestyle magazine’s publishing house. This magazine has a monthly circulation of over 925,000 and is online at foodandwine.com.

April of 2010.-

San Pedro offered the delegations coming from the five continents and from the best restaurants in the world, a lunch at the W Santiago Hotel, where it delighted its guests with a journey through this country’s main valleys, presenting the latest vintages of its Premium and Reserve brands, 1865 Single Vineyard, 1865 Limited Edition and Castillo de Molina.

The lunch –which took place just some hours before the long-awaited Great Final, where the UK’s candidate, Gerard Basset, turned out to be the winner–, was attended by the 53 delegations accredited in the Concours Sommelier du Monde, formed by the Sommelier’s Associations’ Presidents, each region’s best Sommelier and also the most prestigious wine journalist of each country.

It was a unique occasion, without a doubt, since it included those who make Chilean wine buying decisions at the most distinguished international restaurants. A perfect instance to continue captivating the world with the excellence of San Pedro’s wines.    

Wednesday, October 7th of 2009.- On a springtime evening, accompanied by outstanding wines, good food, music and a joyful cordiality, Viña San Pedro had the honor to host last night a closure evening for the select Jury of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles-Chile 2009.

This competition is the Chilean version of one of the most relevant wine contests worldwide. For this, its third edition in the country, the organizers chose the Curicó Valley to carry out the tasting, acknowledging the region’s history and great tradition as a producer of top quality wines.

Culminating the tasting sessions in the region and being one of the great representatives of this valley, San Pedro together with the Curicó Valley Wine Route invited Vinopres, the competition’s representatives in Chile, the event’s National and International Jury, representatives from ProChile Maule and from the Corfo Maule Wines of Chile 2020 Program, the Curicó Valley Wine Route associates and its President, Mr. Eugenio Eben Oyanedel, the winemakers and executives from neighboring wineries, besides members of the media, to enjoy a toast with San Pedro’s awarded wine Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc from Elqui, a tasting of local wines and a cocktail in the centenary underground cellar of the winery, all accompanied by life jazz music.

This way, the expert’s group finished a very dynamic program of activities, specially prepared for them to enjoy this gifted zone.

The main goal is to internationally boost and widespread the Curicó Valley, the quality of its wines and its appealing attractiveness as a tourist destination.

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