Ricardo Claro, chairman of Chilean wine empire Santa Rita, has died of a heart attack aged 74. Claro made his fortune in shipping and the media, before branching into wine with the acquisition of Santa Rita in 1980. A politically divisive figure, Claro has been labelled by some as one of the 'civilian generals' behind Pinochet's 1973 coup.Politics notwithstanding, he will be remembered for his role in putting Chile on the international wine map. Click here for the El Mercurio obituary (Spanish).
