Salvestrini joins Ventisquero

Chilean producer Viña Ventisquero has appointed Hugo Salvestrini to the newly created position of director of premium wine sales. He joins the company following five years with Undurraga– initially as European market manager and then as brand manager for Aliwen. He has also spent time with Casa Lapostolle, Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Almaviva.

Salvestrini, a qualified oenologist, holds an agronomy degree and also has a Wine MBA from Bordeaux Management School having received a study scholarship from the French government.

VV’s Export Director Giancarlo Papa comments: “This position has been created to increase distribution in prestige restaurants and wine shops around the world of the top end and icon wines for which our company is carving out a reputation.”  

1 November 2010 - Felicity Murray