Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

South America report: Evolution & tradition in Chile

Published: 26 April, 2024

Chile’s fresh, terroir-focused ‘alternative’ styles are helping refocus attention on its finest wines too, as Andrew Catchpole reports.

Producer Q&A: Jaime de la Barra, Santa Rita Estates

Published: 25 April, 2024

This leading producer, with labels spanning Chile and Argentina, has been harnessing innovation and sustainability to drive forward its already premium positioning in South America’s wine world. Andrew Catchpole discovers more with Jaime de la Barra, winegrowing director at Santa Rita Estates.

Santa Rita Estates bolsters European team

Published: 27 February, 2024

Santa Rita Estates (SRE) has announced the appointment of two new members to its European team: Lucy Ward joins as the head of off-trade sales GB, while Maria Ines Pina assumes the role of export manager for continental Europe.

Viña Carmen welcomes Ana María Cumsille as winemaker

Published: 06 October, 2023

Chilean winery Viña Carmen has announced Ana María Cumsille as its new winemaker.

2023 Viña Santa Rita harvest warmest for 70 years

Published: 09 May, 2023

Chilean producer Viña Santa Rita experienced a historically warm harvest, with the highest temperatures recorded in the last 70 years contributing to “unprecedented grape maturity”.

Producers on sustainability in South America

Published: 31 March, 2023

Jo Gilbert catches up with some of South America’s leaders in organic and sustainable winemaking to see where the road goes from here.

North South embraces Argentina via Santa Rita Estates

Published: 01 July, 2022

North South Wines is launching two new wine ranges into the UK from the Santa Rita Estate stable.

Santa Rita Estates predicts record production in Molina, Pumanque, and Cauquenes in mid-harvest report

Published: 17 March, 2022

Santa Rita Estates (SRE) has published its mid-harvest report, and it’s good news for Chile, along with Santa Rita and Carmen.

South America: Cross-party collaboration

Published: 02 April, 2021

James Lawrence looks at the partnership between Chile and Argentina, and how the wine communities are tackling climate change

Headline Hero: Jaime de la Barra, Santa Rita Estates

Published: 31 March, 2021

Jaime de la Barra, director of winegrowing, Santa Rita Estates (covering Chile and Argentina)

New role at Doña Paula for Atkin’s ‘Viticulturalist of the Year’

Published: 26 May, 2020

Doña Paula Estate’s Martín Kaiser has taken on a new role as director of viticulture and winemaking at Doña Paula, building on 14 years as viticulturalist at this Santa Rita Estate’s-owned Argentinian winery.

Early 2020 Santa Rita harvest “most memorable and particularly challenging”

Published: 29 April, 2020

Santa Rita Estates (SRE) has pronounced the 2020 harvest as the “most memorable” but also as “particularly challenging within the context in which it developed”.

Doña Paula loses head winemaker

Published: 02 December, 2019

Marcos Fernández, head winemaker at Argentine winery Doña Paula, is to step down from the role on 1 January 2020.

Santa Rita renews partnership with the IMW

Published: 18 September, 2019

Santa Rita Estates (SRE) has announced it will continue to form part of the Institute of Master of Wine’s (IMW) international supporter community for a further three years.