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The Federation Rocks of the Harvest Festival, continues to celebrate the acts of the Cultural Week were organized with the Institute of Wine Culture (ICV).
Yesterday was the turn of Emiliano Hernández Carrión, President of ICV and director of the Municipal Archaeological Museum, who gave a lecture titled "Archaeology of wine in the Region of Murcia."
The conclusion of this conference for Hernandez, is that "Jumilla is the head of old wine."
In the talk he ran through the various archaeological findings related to the wine industry that have occurred in the Region of Murcia.
Hernández Carrión Jumilla stressed the importance of this dual view of archeology and wine, "it is precisely in our town is where they have found the remains of wild grape seeds oldest Murcia and cultivated grape seeds oldest in Spain, "he said.
He also spoke of the rich heritage Archaeological enclosing the Iberian period of Coimbra del Barranco Ancho, where they also found remains of cultivated grapes, gold earrings shaped cluster of grapes, abundant Greek dishes directly related to consumption wine and is testified that some of those buried in the necropolis of the town of Coimbra del Barranco Ancho, strains were incinerated.
The President of ICV provided interesting data as the date of the first planting of vines in dry mid-seventeenth century, in the place of the Cañada de Albatana, or the price of wine in Roman times as much in the Middle Ages.
Activities continue this evening, Wednesday 16 June, also at 20:30 pm with a lecture by winemaker Francisco Pardo on 'The History of Winemaking. "
On Thursday June 17 there will be a Lecture and Roundtable Discussion on the evolution of the Harvest Festival in its 39 year existence and will feature the participation of various presidents of the Federation of Peñas.
Will be at 20:30.
On Friday 18 June at 20:30 there will be the Parade Posters Children presents awards.
This act, as well as lectures and panel discussion will take place in the classroom culture of Caja Murcia.
Activities will be closed on Saturday June 19 with a visit to the Wine Museum of Bullas and a winery in this town of Murcia.
Those interested in attending this visit should confirm their attendance by 16 June.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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