Chilean sales continue to soar, now representing 4% of the UK market. Now a major player in the worlds wine production and a leading force in great value wines.
Pali wines are Alvaro's new mid-priced range, and there is a clear aim of matching grape varieties with suitable terroirs in specific valleys.
Pali, by way of an explanation, is the wood-centred and leather strapped ball used in the original form of hockey played by the Mapuche people it what is now modern Chile. A fearsome game by any standards, it was banned by the Spanish.
The Sanitago range offers wines that have typical varietal fruit character. Good, clean fun. Mostly seen in bars and restaurants as house wines.