Cooperativa Vinícola Garibaldi arrives at the end of 2018 with its name remembered by specialists from the four corners of the planet – this is because the brand is established as the most awarded Brazilian brand in the period, adding 86 titles won in countries such as Argentina, Canada, Chile, Spain, United States France, Greece, England, Italy and others. The medal table is the result of the positioning maintained by the brand in recent years, based on quality from the beginning to the end of the processes - from the guidance with the associated families to deliver grapes of excellence, to the meticulous care of vinification and bottling in the industrial park.
“Over the course of almost nine decades, it is clear that Cooperativa Vinícola Garibaldi is a large family in search of results through union, serious work, respect for traditions and the development of technological solutions to extract the best from the millennial culture of the region. grape and wine. Therefore, the 86 titles received in 2018 are not just numbers, but the recognition that we are on the right path for the brand to be a reference in the production of sparkling wines and increasingly win the taste of consumers”, says president Oscar Ló.
To meet market demand, this year alone, the winery invested R$ 7.5 million in improvements to the structure of the industrial park – allowing it to increase production capacity by around 20%. The expansion in sales also presents encouraging numbers: the Cooperative grew 12.5% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. Only in sales of sparkling wine (flagship of the brand), the rise was 50%, while the general average of the segment was 13.5%.
In the window for tourists
The name Cooperativa Vinícola Garibaldi attracts more and more Brazilians and foreigners to Serra gaúcha – so much so that the wine tourism complex received more than 110 thousand people until November of this year, exceeding the total received in 2017. The expectation is to end the period with a 13% increase in sales. flow of tourists, totaling 125 thousand people and revenue exceeding R$ 4.2 million from tourism alone.