San Pedro Farming Practices
Viña San Pedro’s viticulture and farming responds efficiently to the requirements imposed by intense quality standards. A team of professionals and technical experts has been especially created to develop responsible, efficient and quality driven practices to insure the consistent high standards of quality for our customers.
In 2002, VSP implemented an avant-garde Agricultural Management System. This included the use of data collectors on site, doing field tests, which allows to obtain precise and online data regarding detailed progress of each task involved in the productive process. Resulting speed and precision make it possible to optimize costs, better engage machinery, properly store and deliver materials and supplies. Consequently, the system provides necessary records to ensure full traceability of the final product, and guarantees compliance with Best Agricultural Practices, currently required by responsible and competitive retailers around the world.
Viña San Pedro, being aware that these standards complement sustainable agriculture, based its protocol on the one developed by European supermarkets. Thus, it implemented procedures that include sanitary, social, and environmental issues. During year 2003, VSP obtained the highest level certification under criteria required by the British Retailer Consortium (BRC). In addition, it implemented the quality assurance system based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Management (HACCP), a tool that ensures innocuousness and strengthens quality of products. This certification was granted by international BVQI (independent certification branch of Bureau Veritas).
