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Thousands of people are extolled the virtues of Jumilla wine at the party held last night in the halls Pius XII in Santa Ana del Monte.
In this context there was the eleventh edition of the Feast of Exaltation of wine from Jumilla, in which the president of the Spanish Association of Wine Cities (ACEVIN) and mayor of Alcazar de San Juan José Fernando Sánchez was commissioned to perform gloss.
The event was attended by many local authorities, led by the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán, representatives of groups related to wine, the United Brotherhood of Monastrell, Control Board of Jumilla, agricultural unions, Murcia Winemakers Association, Route Jumilla wine and Institute of Wine Culture, among others.
The event, hosted by Senior harvesters 2010, Rosalia Ruiz and Antonio Valero, began with a welcome by the Councillor for Agriculture, Jesus Sanchez.
Then gave the floor to José Fernando Sánchez Bódalo in his speech spoke of soul and feeling, "I wanted to move a fact which I note is that this type of event to bring together 1,500 people around the wine has much merit and it is the best way that you can continue to promote and give the wine something that is beyond making a product that is good and makes people, neighbors, put the soul, make a good product, love it, defend it and support it. "
He also referred to wine as an icon for tourism "that is also tourism, people have to love their city and sell it, so the wine, tourism and the city needed, together, wrapping up all progress get more" .
Bódalo also said that "it is a grape queen Jumilla, Monastrell is here with 50,000 hectares to make the best wines in the world."
ACEVIN president said, with respect to the Wine Routes of Spain, "are in a superb time, with 21 wine-related areas, with waiting lists that are holding back, because now we want to improve and strengthen the competence and quality of each routes, I think is one of the best products of wine tourism in Spain, tourism holds not only see but also see wineries and cities. "
Francisco Abellán For its part said that "tonight is very special to me because it represents the final stage will be my last toast as mayor, you get many memories and so many emotions, with a very positive development and that is good for a mayor and a people, achieved thanks to the work of many people whose result is phenomenal. "
Abellán added that "wine makes the city and the city needs to wine, a product that identifies the city and a city with the wine opens to the world, we have a product, Wine Route, which is a union of many we must continue working with each other to make the product better, to maintain quality and Jumilla is known as a reference to the world of wine. "
José Fernando Sánchez Bódalo received a gift as a souvenir of their participation in this event.
The toast shared between the mayor and municipal groups spokespersons
Midnight arrival, Mayor Francisco Abellán requested the company of three local speakers, Enrique Jiménez (PP), José Antonio Pérez (IU-Greens) and Jesús Sánchez (PSOE) to accompany him on his last toast.
Jose Antonio Perez said in his toast the work of farmers, while Enrique Jimenez provided for a better future and Jesus Sanchez alluded, in his words, friendship and the future.
For his part, Francisco Abellán said it was his last toast as mayor and reminded the person that started this event, which was Ignacio Cutillas.
The mayor offered by youth and hope to continue fighting for our people.
On stage together, in addition to the council of Celebration, the Councillor for Tourism, the annotator, the president of the Federation of Peñas and harvests them majors, in addition to the grape Aging and representatives of other groups raised their glasses in a toast with wine Jumilla, while launching a firework display.
José Fernando Sánchez Bódalo
José Fernando Sánchez Bódalo chairs from September 1999, as mayor of Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, the Spanish Association of Wine Cities (ACEVIN), founded in 1994.
BA in Geography and History from the University Complutense of Madrid and former Minister of Industry and Labour of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, is a strong advocate of the culture of wine and wine tourism open to good food, culture , nature and sustainability.
It is also president of the Wine Roads of Spain which are the main banner of ACEVIN.
A total of 17 wineries were tasted wines
On this Feast of Exaltation XI Wine A total of 17 wineries: Bodega José María Martínez Verdú, Bodegas San Isidro, Bodega 1890, Carchelo Bodega, Bodega Casa Castillo, Bodegas Luzon, Bodega Casa de la Ermita, Bodega Viña Campanero, Bodega Guardiola , Bledsoe Bodega, Bodega Hijos de Juan Gil, Finance Carche Bodega, Bodega Finca Omblancas, Silvano García Bodega, Bodega Pedro Luis Martinez, Elena Vineyard & Winery Bodega Barón del Solar.
All offered their best wines.
These wineries are also two companies that provide certain products such as Channels and Central House Cheese Montesinos, a part of the delivery of the products of the cooperative fields and the DO Jumilla Jumilla Ercolini Pera.
The event also collaborate ASEVIN Federation Rocks of the Harvest Festival, Murcia Winemakers Association and the Regulatory Council of the DO Jumilla.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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