North South Wines has added Viña Ventisquero’s Kalfu brand to its portfolio of Chilean wines. The lower alcohol Kalfu range, by renowned winemaker Alejandro Galaz, was first introduced in 2015. The name means ‘blue’ in the Mapuche language, in recognition of the 1,000 kilometres of coastal vineyards that the grapes for the nine wines are sourced from. Americo Hernandez, key account director at Viña Ventisquero, said: “North South Wines…

Copestick Murray has added wines from Chilean producer Aresti to its portfolio and believes it can help the firm become a major player in the UK market.   Aresti Chile Wine (ACW) is a family-owned winery that was founded in 1951 by Vicente Aresti and his father-in-law Alfredo Lópe. It owns three global brands – Aresti, Espiritu de Chile and Montemar – that are sold…

Buckingham Schenk has added Chilean producer Garcés Silva Family Vineyards to its portfolio. The Leyda Valley producer will switch its core range of wines from current distributor Alliance Wines on 1 September 2015. The flagship wine is Amayna, which was launched in 2003, and Buckingham Schenk will also distribute its Boya range. All wines will be poured at the Mercado Chileno trade tasting in London…

Earthquake-hit Chilean farmers will see a wine produced from their Carignan grapes launched in the UK next month by Walker & Wodehouse. The Maule region was devastated by the 2010 earthquake, so Derek Mossman Knapp of Garage Wine Co used prize money awarded to him from the Geoffrey Roberts Trust to invest in the community. His Ploughmen project helped three small farmers build a sustainable…