Lanchester Wines Portfolio 2023
Lanchester Wines is one of the UK’s leading wine importers and wine wholesalers. We supply a wide range of quality and premium wines to the on trade and off trade. Still family owned – and now part of a group of companies with global reach – our customers range from pubs, clubs, bars and hotel chains right up to high street retailers, supermarkets and national pub and restaurant operators. Our extensive wine collection includes high quality wines from all corners of the world and we work with some of the leading wine producers across the globe to make sure we are always offering the best quality wine at the best price. This is our 2023 wine and spirits portfolio, with products available to trade customers. Please visit our website for more details www.lanchesterwines.co.uk
Lanchester Wines is one of the UK’s leading wine importers and wine wholesalers.
We supply a wide range of quality and premium wines to the on trade and off trade. Still family owned – and now part of a group of companies with global reach – our customers range from pubs, clubs, bars and hotel chains right up to high street retailers, supermarkets and national pub and restaurant operators.
Our extensive wine collection includes high quality wines from all corners of the world and we work with some of the leading wine producers across the globe to make sure we are always offering the best quality wine at the best price.
This is our 2023 wine and spirits portfolio, with products available to trade customers. Please visit our website for more details www.lanchesterwines.co.uk
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CHILE<br />
Part of the famous Matetic business,<br />
Ventopuro’s aim is to make wines that tell<br />
the story of where they come from. But, the<br />
producer also feels a responsibility to support<br />
the people and the environment of rural Chile.<br />
L-R: Matetic's Juan José San Martin and Arturo LarraÍn with<br />
<strong>Lanchester</strong> <strong>Wines</strong>' Rebecca Vernon and Lesley Cook.<br />
We asked Juan José San Martin from<br />
Ventopuro to explain more about Ventopuro:<br />
Tell us a little about Ventopuro and how it fits into the Matetic family.<br />
Ventopuro is a brand that cares about environmental and social well-being. We are<br />
developing three different projects that reflect each different range. We have a bottle<br />
recycling project, a barrel recycling project and a reforestation project. Matetic, is<br />
focused 100% on sustainability working with organic and biodynamic agriculture to<br />
protect the health of our soil and our workers.<br />
You work in some very diverse terroir.<br />
We choose terroirs depending on where the variety is best grown. For example<br />
for Pinot Noir, we choose a cool-climate area close to the ocean, with not much<br />
temperature difference between night and day to ensure that we have a controlled<br />
maturation. On the other hand, we grow Cabernet Sauvignon in hotter areas in order<br />
to achieve the maturation that these grape needs to give us a first-class wine.<br />
Winemaker Felipe Vial<br />
The bottle recycling<br />
project<br />
Which regions are most exciting for you at the moment?<br />
We love Itata for Pinot Noir as we grow some very old vines there, close to the ocean<br />
and with an excellent terroir for the variety. Another is Casablanca and San Antonio,<br />
where we grow our Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay to obtain wines with great<br />
natural acidity and crispness.<br />
How would you describe the Ventopuro winemaking style? Obviously<br />
the terroir will differ but is there a signature characteristic we could<br />
identify in all of your wines?<br />
We look for fruit-driven wines, with controlled oak maturation, aiming to reflect the<br />
terroir as much as possible.<br />
You are committed to sustainability in lots of different ways - is this<br />
something that you believe wine consumers are now expecting from producers<br />
and are they prepared to pay for it?<br />
It’s a trend that’s going to be a must in the coming years, and the new generations will<br />
for sure pay those extra cents to support sustainable farming and winemaking.<br />
How do you think the Ventopuro winemaking style has evolved since<br />
2016 ... and how do you think the wines of Chile as a whole have changed<br />
in that time?<br />
We’ve been trying to make easier-drinking and fruit-driven wines to adapt to new<br />
consumer trends. Chilean wines can be found all around the globe and you will<br />
probably see a big trend to lighter, lower alcohol, and easy-drinking wines.<br />
Repurposing old<br />
barrel staves<br />
Which grape varieties do you have the most success with, and which ones<br />
do you think might have the most potential for the Ventopuro range?<br />
We’ve had great success with the Pinot Noir Reserva. We have a great potential here<br />
since we have old vines and a story to tell behind this DO that is becoming famous for<br />
being one of the oldest winegrowing regions in Chile.<br />
How have the wines been received in the UK market?<br />
Excellently. Sales are growing year by year. As well as offering excellent quality for the<br />
price, the brand is innovative, and consumers appreciate it.<br />
Scan the QR code to find more details about the Ventopuro wines.<br />
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