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Divine Flavor LLC of Nogales, AZ is ramping up Southern hemisphere grape volume from Peru, Chile, and South Africa.
The grower-distributor anticipates a strong second-half of the season on premium red and white seedless grapes coming from those regions with their new vineyards in Jalisco, Mexico at Grupo Alta.
The company report the next 6-8 weeks should provide plenty of volume for premium red seedless.
White seedless grape supplies will also continue steadily in decent volumes of Sweet Globe and Autumn Crisp coming from Peru, Chile, and South Africa.
Divine Flavor has been involved with the import deal for the past five years and the company has established strong roots with growers such as Ecosac located in Puira, Peru and Santa Elena and Unifrutti who have growing regions throughout Chile.
The different growing areas complement each other to provide grapes from November through July.
The month of March will see more shipments of specialty varieties such as the company’s Jellyberries and Candy Hearts, followed by the Chilean Muscat Beauty. Divine Flavor will transition to their Jalisco season at Grupo Alta the first weeks of April starting with Timpson, followed by Sweet Globe and Autumn Crisp, all premium white seedless, and finally in this region; Cotton Candy.