Its time again to tell you on the wines of my dear Spain, As said, this goes back from my beginnings ,and I still go for them everywhere, I coming back at you with my wines news of Spain XXVI . Of course post No 26 for the non Romans, Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The month of April 2024 established a new brand in value of Spanish wine exports with 259 million euros. This figure represents 39.8 million euros more than in April 2023. In volume 183 million liters were exported, 25.6 million more than in April 2023. Almost all categories grew, both in value and in volume The good months of January, February and April 2024 leads to growth in the first four -month period of the year of 5.5 % in value up to 976.1 million euros and 7.9 % in volume to the 702.7 million liters. Data raised by 51.2 million euros and 51.5 million liters the exported sum, according to the Spanish Wine Market Observatory -(OEMV). The interannual data as of April 2024 remains negative with a 3 % drop in value and 2 % in volume.
The apparent consumption of wine in Spain has increased 1.4 % in the interannual period to May 2024 (from June 2023 to May 2024), to 9.83 million hectoliters. This is the best data since October 2022, the last time the ten million barrier was reached and shows the slight recovery of wine consumption in Spain. according to the (OIVE) interprofessional wine of Spain and (OEMV) Spanish Observatory of the wine market. The Nielsen IQ data corresponding to April-May of 2024 also show an increasingly better evolution of wine consumption in large surfaces that grows 4 % in value although it drops 0.1 % in volume. In the hospitality, 3.1 % in volume and 1.6 % value. OIV estimates world wine consumption during 2023 in 221 million HL that involve a 2.6 % decrease compared to low 2022 figures.
The University of La Laguna celebrated this Friday, July 19, the XI edition of the Enogastrotourism Awards in Arona, Tenerife , recognizing excellence in the enogastrotourism sector and promoting the wine and gastronomic culture of the Canary Islands; the Business Initiative Award It was granted to
El Rebusco Bodegas ,a project by Javier Luaces and Deborah Díaz that has revitalized farms in
Arafo and Candelaria ,(my paternal grandparents birthplace! ) combining tradition and modernity in wine production. Webpage El Rebusco Bodegas : https://elrebusco.es/
Zaragoza presents its project to become the world capital of La Garnacha among the different initiatives they contemplate stand out: International collaboration: with institutions such as the International Wine Organization (OIV) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (IAMZ) and will create a collaborative network with special Interest in Latam . Wine -tourism getaways: Zaragoza will connect with Garnacha producing areas allowing visitors to discover the diversity of the region through oenological routes.
Garnacha World Festival:They will organize an event dedicated to this variety, with tastings, tastings, pairings and cultural activities. Congress and Promotion: The main theme will be the garnacha and promotion campaigns will be launched at national and international From the vineyard and wine
(OIV) Garnacha Garden: a space dedicated to La Garnacha will be created in the Bosque of Zaragoza forest, a place where you can know the varieties of the grape and its cultivation process.
Webpage EuropePress : https://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-zaragoza-convierte-capital-mundial-garnacha-20240711180301.html
The International Day of Cava (sparkling wines) again allows the design in the participation in the contest is opened today July 12 2024 on the International Day of Cava and can be competed until July 23. On July 26, the winner will be communicated connecting the cava with the art world. ‘Cava Design Contest’ is the creative concept of the campaign to promote the International Day of Cava, If you want to contribute a design here is your opportunity :webpage : https://www.cava.wine/es/descubre/cava-design-contest/sube-diseno-cava-design-contest/
The Wine Festival of Somontano was awarded at the Wine Challenge Industry Spain 2023 for being the “most spectacular enogastronomic event in Spain” will celebrate its twenty -third edition from August 1 to 4, 2024, A rich and refreshing grape ice cream is the image with which the DOP Somontano ,This year defines the Festival as the great wine party is the taste of summer The sample of Somontano wine is the essence, reason for being and star of the festival. In it, during the four nights of the contest, thousands of people will enjoy again, at the Barbastro fairgrounds, of eighty -four Somontano wines and more than one hundred rich tapas prepared by the twenty -four restaurants in the province that have their own space in it. All enlivened with live music performed, this year, by the great artists Cosco, Sugar Roots, Leo Susana and Noe & Bobifaces. Four shows that are touring in the best theaters in Spain and the world arrive on the stage of the Somontano wine festival: Drakis, the invisible magician; Mayumana’s “impulse”; “The 80’s. A musical movement ”and“ Coldplace ”make up a varied poster that excites the public in each of its proposals. Webpage : https://dosomontano.com/?lang=en
The bodega Palacio de Bornos reaffirms one more year its support for the national and international music scene with its collaboration at the Babel Festival 2024 in the Caja Màgica of Madrid, thus confirming its commitment to music through its Bornssound initiative. Already past but this is all the years to follow. webpage : https://festivalriobabel.com/
The history of the Sauvignon Blanc variety in the Denomination of Origin Rueda is a paradigmatic case in terms of innovation and the incessant search for alternative viticultural development in the heart of the
Castilian plateau. This variety, originally from Bordeaux, was first planted in Rueda in 1974 by the Marqués
de Riscal winery, when it landed from Rioja looking for a large region of white wines. Since its ntroduction, the Sauvignon Blanc has found in the D.O.P. It rolls a rigorous, but grateful home, which has been adapted. According to the latest data of the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Rueda Origin, corresponding to 2023, there are just over 1,600 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc although it is the second variety in prevalence after the Verdejo, barely represents 10% with respect to the great white lady of Rueda (Verdejo), Some of the notables in my opinion are the Bodega Palacio de Bornos Sauvignon Blanc 2023, the Mocén Sauvignon Blanc 2023 of Bodegas Mocén, the Hermanos Lurton Sauvignon Blanc 2023 of Bodega Campo Elyseo, the Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres Excellens Sauvignon Blanc 2023, and Bodega Pagos del Rey Analivia Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (very good bought it on last visit June24). webpage: https://www.dorueda.com/en/
The Zamora artist Cristina Aliste Miguel has won the painter contest that every year summons the Toro winery so that it is her work who illustrates its already famous alchemy labels is the title of the work that this year will illustrate the labels of one of the older early wines Of the harvest, Primero de Fariña, it is “an ode to the wine elaboration process, which represents, in view of the bird, the fields of vineyards, the blue of the water, the grooves that are drawn on the earth and the metal of the work tools, transmitting the passion and artisanal work behind the elaboration of a good wine The history of Bodegas Fariña is the story of a family passionate about wine, attached to the earth and proud of its roots. The distinctive seal of Manu Fariña, third generation of the family dedicated to wine, is reflected in the style of his wine first and in all the elaborations of the winery the first is much more than the very young firstborn of each harvest. Each year, its label reproduces an abstract painting, winner of a national painting contest in which this year more than 300 artists have participated, and that after 18 years of history has sealed Fariña’s commitment to the world of art the success of Bodegas Fariña is not measured only by its awards.The winery has deep roots that date back more than 80 years. What began as a family business in Casaeca de Las Chanas expanded along the Duero River, reaching Toro and the Arribes del Duero. Currently, Fariña wines are enjoyed in more than 40 countries worldwide, being the best ambassadors of their land. Its Gran Colegiata Original, without a doubt its most iconic wine, has taken the image of the par excellence of Toro, its Colegiata, all over the world, Webpage :https://www.bodegasfarina.com/en
More than seventy years have waited strains planted in Madrigal de las Altas Torres (province of Ávila) to someone will take them out of oblivion and give them special care. Those are the objectives that unite the project promoted by González Byass and the Polytechnic University of Madrid. An exciting adventure, extended throughout the country, which started a few years ago with a vineyard that owns the City Council of that town. The Las Laslías de Beronia 2022, which stands out for its depth and character, recovers the best of the past. A Verdejo , like its happily bitter, deep, complex and heavy. The long parenting, distributed between concrete deposits and French barrels of five hundred liters, has given it in addition to some creaminess and a greater sensation of volume.It is fresh, also elegant and shows a succession of intense memories of white fruit and citrus tones (Lime). Preparation of shocking and contained force that concludes by displaying some mineral notes. And that fills with meaning the mission that seems to have imposed the “Ángel de Viñas” or angel of the vines initiative: to bring us the gift of an angel. Well known bodega of many years, all good ! Webpage : https://www.tiendagonzalezbyass.com/laslias-de-beronia/ES0069620001.html
Old strains driven to the traditional way, monovarietal of Albariño, subzone of O Rosal and Do Rías Baixas. Those are some of the pillars that support this elaboration born in a house full of history. The past and present of a type of wine and a cellar summarized in two brands: one that bears the name of who is
known as the father of Albariño, Santiago Ruiz, and this one who pays tribute to one of his daughters. Rosa Ruiz 2023 combines tradition with a broad succession of more current or now more frequent practices. The manual harvest and in boxes follow, among other steps, a double selection process and the cryomacerration with dry ice. Finally, at the end of fermentation, it remains for seven months in stainless steel deposits accompanied by its limes.After some rest in the bottle the wine shows, as expected, intense notes to flowers, citrus, white fruits and others with bone. The aromas of an elegant, mature, fresh and claw white that also stands out for its complexity and sensation of volume. And thus creates a balanced set endowed with depth and beauty. Wonderful bodega and even better wine me think, Webpage : https://bodegasantiagoruiz.com/
There you go folks, another wonderful post on my dear Spanish wines. Hoping for a long lasting memories of my dear Spain and its wine news. Again, hope you enjoy the series of wines news of Spain as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!
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