Viña San Pedro Welcomes New Export Director

MIRAMAR, Fla. - May 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Viña San Pedro, a subsidiary of Chile's second-largest wine exporter, VSPT Wine Group, today announced the appointed of Andrés Tauber as the new Export Director for the US market.

Tauber has over 15 years of experience in the wine business across international markets which, combined with the expertise of Viña San Pedro's strategic partners in the United States, Shaw Ross International Importers, will be key to accelerating the growth of brands such as GatoNegro, Epica and 1865.

"Today GatoNegro is the third biggest-selling Chilean wine brand in the United States, and our challenge is to keep growing sustainably -not just with GatoNegro, but also with EPICA," said Tauber. "The latter has been one of the fastest-growing brands in the US Wine Category for two years in a row according to statistics from Beverage Information Group.  The US market is a huge challenge and I'm confident we have the right brands plus outstanding quality in each bottle, which is key to continue our growth path", says Tauber."

About VSPT Wine Group

VSPT Wine Group has a long winemaking history. Currently, it exports its products to over 90 countries and is the country's second-largest wine exporter. In Chile, it is one of the three main producers of the industry, leading the sales market for fine wines.

The Group is comprised of seven Chilean wineries and two Argentinian ones: San Pedro, Tarapacá, Leyda, Santa Helena, Misiones de Rengo, Viñamar and Casa Rivas in Chile, as well as La Celia and Tamarí in Argentina. For more information go to http://www.vsptwinegroup.com/en/

About Shaw-Ross International Importers

Founded in 1968 as a wine and spirit importer representing a handful of brands, Shaw-Ross has grown into one of the nation's leading importers representing 35 suppliers from around the world. Shaw-Ross continues to evolve its portfolio to keep ahead of the ever changing wine and spirit industry.