We are delighted to announce that the influential U.S. publication Wine Enthusiast has named Santa Carolina as New World Winery of the Year in the 2015 edition of its Wine Star Awards.
The factors the editors took into consideration include the winery’s heritage and tradition, extensive portfolio, outstanding ratings, support to important innovation and development projects, new investments in vineyard and cellaring facilities, and presence in more than 90 markets. The winery, which celebrate their 140th anniversary this year, has been able to grow and develop, reaching sales of 25 million bottles of fine premium wines worldwide.
Christian Wylie, Commercial Director or Santa Carolina, comments: “receiving the Wine Star Award as Best New World Winery is simply monumental, excellent news. We are delighted and very honoured to represent Chile and to be singled out as the New World’s best. We feel very proud and sincerely thank Wine Enthusiast for recognizing the effort and the teamwork at Santa Carolina. This award is a direct consequence of the unyielding commitment of the Larraín family with quality, as well as the significant investments to bring substantial improvements to our vineyards, cellars, technology and even in innovation and research in a context of long-term vision."
The award ceremony will take place in New York City on January 25, 2016, and will be attended by Santiago Larraín, Managing Director, and representatives from the winery's team.