Arsenal F.C. renews wine partnership with Santa Rita Estates

Arsenal F.C. has renewed its wine partnership with Chilean group Santa Rita Estates.

Raul Sanllehi, Head of Football Arsenal, and Baltazar Sánchez, Chairman Santa Rita (Photo: Santa Rita)

The deal gives the group, which owns wine brands Santa Rita, Carmen and Doña Paula, exclusive pouring rights on still wines and sparkling wines from its portfolio across club level and general admission areas at Emirates Stadium.

In addition, Santa Rita will be able to erect LED signage around the pitch at every home Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup match each season for the next three years.

The official agreement took place at Ritz Carlton Marina del Rey Hotel, with representatives of both companies signing the three-year agreement.

As part of the global marketing campaign “Living La Vida 120”, Santa Rita renewed the partnership to promote its wines in key markets such as Asia, Europe and Latin America.

The news comes days after Arsenal secured a new deal with AB InBev-owned London brewery Camden Town, that will see the brewer set up three dedicated bars at the stadium for the start of the new season.

Arsenal will also produce branded content for Santa Rita which will be shared across both companies’ digital and communications platforms, including pieces focused on the club’s Legends.

Access to Arsenal’s head coach and legends are also included in the partnership.

“We are delighted to continue building on this fruitful relationship with Arsenal, impacting both fans and consumers across the globe,” said Santa Rita chairman Baltazar Sánchez.

“Over the initial three-year period, Santa Rita reached millions of football fans on TV, as well as making our wines available to more than 5 million fans at Emirates Stadium in London.

“In addition, we have launched the exclusive Santa Rita Arsenal co-branded wine, bringing the Arsenal brand closer to our consumers.”

Santa Rita first landed a partnership with the football club in 2016.

Since then, 120 sales increased in 60% of the winery’s top 10 markets, with a 7% overall growth during the 2017-2018 campaign.

The Santa Rita/Arsenal campaign has so far had a digital reach of over 84 million people, and an overall reach of 123 million people, according to the wine group.

Additionally, the brand also launched a 120 Arsenal FC Edition wine, available in Santa Rita’s key markets including as Brazil, China, Hong Kong and England.

“For this new period as Official Wine Partner, we hope to strengthen our scope in key markets such as the UK and the Republic of Ireland; in Asia specifically in China, Japan and South Korea; and in Latin America, Brazil, Colombia and of course Chile,” said Sánchez.

Arsenal commercial director, Peter Silverstone, said: “We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Santa Rita highlighting the value we place on building strong, long-term partnerships that can evolve.

“Since we began our relationship in 2016, we’ve worked with Santa Rita to build its presence in the UK & Ireland, China and Brazil, amongst other markets, and we look forward to working together to target further markets where Santa Rita can strengthen its position.

“Santa Rita’s wine has been incredibly popular with our supporters at Emirates Stadium, so they’ll be delighted that its premium wines will continue to be exclusively poured on match days and at our stadium events.”