Don’t miss this exclusive interview in “Vine Zone.” This month we have
interviewed Mr. Alan Watkin, President of APPUNASCA (Pisco and Grape
Producers of Nazca Association), an association beginning a viticulture
project jointly with Citevid.
1. Good Morning, Mr. Watkin. We would like to know where exactly the association that you direct is located, and how long have you all been working on this viticulture project?
It is located in the province of Nazca, which includes the valleys of Pajonal, Taruga, Las Trancas, Ocongalla, Pirca and the sector of Molino Trigal, in the department of Ica. Work began on the project
in November 2003.
2. As of today, how many associates do you have?
As of today we have eleven associates, of which ten are classified for the project.
3. Talk to us a little about the project. What grape varieties are you going to plant, or are already planted. How many hectares do you have?
The project has 119 hectares, distributed throughout the valleys I mentioned earlier, in parcels ranging from 7 hectares to 15 hectares maximum. We are going to plant the following varieties: quebranta, torontel and muscatel. The entire project is new; in other words, there will be new plants grafted onto stock from imported plants from the Mercier nursery in France. This will take place with Citevid as our facilitator of this Pisco grape production chain that is the first of its kind in Peru. COFIDE as a financial institution approved the project for an approximate amount of 3,000,000. US dollars, which will be invested in: vine arbor infrastructure, irrigation systems, civil works, agricultural supplies, saplings, wages. In other words, this amount will cover 100% of the crops and we’ll have a “returning” amount per season. Citevid will install an office in Nazca in order to direct the project, with technitions trained in viticulture and administrative personnel who will remain working on the project while it is running, which is estimated to be approximately 8 years.
4. Based on what you wrote to us by email, it sounds like the project is thinking about things other than planting—such as the construction of a corporate bodega. Could you tell us more?
It’s true, the original project focused on the production of Pisco, but as a productive chain we had to have an existing buyer. That is the reason that the idea of dividing the project into two periods: the first grape-producing with the sale of fresh grapes to bodegas, and the second, the construction of a corporate bodega with corporate brands. This would begin to be worked on once we begin to harvest and the project begins to produce its first income.
5. Wonderful. Is there anything else the you would like to add?
I would like to thank you for your kind invitation to participate in this interview, and tke advantage of the occasion to thank Citevid, especially their director Mr. Manuel Moron and the president of the directorate, Mr. Pedro Olaechea, our manager Mr. Enrique Suarez, Cofide for believing in our project, Mr. Atilio Munoz, representative and promoter of productive chains in the Ica region. Finally, I would like to invite you all to our province the first week of September to participate in our V Provincial Pisco Competition, so you can taste our product.
Sincerely,
Alan Watkin
President of APPUNASCA
Translated by Katrina Heimark
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1. Good Morning, Mr. Watkin. We would like to know where exactly the association that you direct is located, and how long have you all been working on this viticulture project?
It is located in the province of Nazca, which includes the valleys of Pajonal, Taruga, Las Trancas, Ocongalla, Pirca and the sector of Molino Trigal, in the department of Ica. Work began on the project
in November 2003.2. As of today, how many associates do you have?
As of today we have eleven associates, of which ten are classified for the project.
3. Talk to us a little about the project. What grape varieties are you going to plant, or are already planted. How many hectares do you have?
The project has 119 hectares, distributed throughout the valleys I mentioned earlier, in parcels ranging from 7 hectares to 15 hectares maximum. We are going to plant the following varieties: quebranta, torontel and muscatel. The entire project is new; in other words, there will be new plants grafted onto stock from imported plants from the Mercier nursery in France. This will take place with Citevid as our facilitator of this Pisco grape production chain that is the first of its kind in Peru. COFIDE as a financial institution approved the project for an approximate amount of 3,000,000. US dollars, which will be invested in: vine arbor infrastructure, irrigation systems, civil works, agricultural supplies, saplings, wages. In other words, this amount will cover 100% of the crops and we’ll have a “returning” amount per season. Citevid will install an office in Nazca in order to direct the project, with technitions trained in viticulture and administrative personnel who will remain working on the project while it is running, which is estimated to be approximately 8 years.
4. Based on what you wrote to us by email, it sounds like the project is thinking about things other than planting—such as the construction of a corporate bodega. Could you tell us more?
It’s true, the original project focused on the production of Pisco, but as a productive chain we had to have an existing buyer. That is the reason that the idea of dividing the project into two periods: the first grape-producing with the sale of fresh grapes to bodegas, and the second, the construction of a corporate bodega with corporate brands. This would begin to be worked on once we begin to harvest and the project begins to produce its first income.
5. Wonderful. Is there anything else the you would like to add?
I would like to thank you for your kind invitation to participate in this interview, and tke advantage of the occasion to thank Citevid, especially their director Mr. Manuel Moron and the president of the directorate, Mr. Pedro Olaechea, our manager Mr. Enrique Suarez, Cofide for believing in our project, Mr. Atilio Munoz, representative and promoter of productive chains in the Ica region. Finally, I would like to invite you all to our province the first week of September to participate in our V Provincial Pisco Competition, so you can taste our product.
Sincerely,
Alan Watkin
President of APPUNASCA
Translated by Katrina Heimark
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