Established 2009 • Proudly Handcrafted • Proudly Filipino
Vino Arsan first started as a hobby in 2008 by Mr. Arturo Olarte, a Mechanical Engineer by profession. During his time in one of his project sites in Nueva Ecija, he found local berries (Bugnay/Bignay and Lipote) which had color and tannin content similar to grapes.
Surprised that these berries had no commercial value and were not being used for consumption, he first turned them to juice. Because of its red wine-like color, he experimented in fermenting it into wine. From then, along with his son Josh Olarte, they attended wine making seminars and trainings in the US to further hone their craft.
In order to know the quality and taste of their red wine against international standards, they joined the 2016 International Wine Making Competition by Wine Maker Magazine, where they won 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal out of more than 2,981 entries. Then in May 2018, they placed Gold Medal for their Malibug (Mango-Lipote-Bugnay) Red Wine Entry.
International Recognition
Competing against over 2,981 entries worldwide in the prestigious WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
Discovery
Found local berries with wine potential in Nueva Ecija
Est.
Official founding & US wine training
Intl. Awards
2 Silver & 1 Bronze medals from WineMaker
Gold Medal
Top honor for Malibug wine from WineMaker
Full Enterprise
Wine, brandy, equipment & seminars