The Mayor, Enrique Jimenez, the President of the Council of the Jumilla, and Councilman Pedro Lencina of Agriculture, Paco Martinez, unveiled Saturday, the tenth edition of the Wine Miniferia, one of the mandatory appointments within Holy Week activities, which year after year has been acquiring hearth.
Among the many activities organized by the Control Board, this is one of them, "giving the opportunity to live Holy Week from another aspect, through our treasure, wine" Jimenez said during the inauguration, which commended the work done by CRDO Jumilla, and to offer this opportunity to all who visit us for the attractiveness of our Holy Week and one of the most important, our wine.
Lencina, as Chairman of the Board of the Designation of Origin Jumilla, said "early divided over five hundred crowns, exceeding a thousand people throughout the morning, again reaching and exceeding the expectations placed on this Miniferia" where the weather was getting to introduce wine into the whole of society, reminding us again that responsible drinking is healthy, and that drinking a glass of wine daily of all, ensure the continuity of the wine sector.
As for the next harvest season, Lencina said "it depends on rain, something that can not be determined yet," claiming that is expected to be a good harvest, to improve last year, the year it rained little and decreased production starts, but the heat prevented many pests.
The quality of the vintage can be checked on 12 April after the Contest DOP Quality Wine Jumilla in its nineteenth edition.
The Mayor also announced that the World Cup will be in Jumilla in the near future, thanks to the efforts of the Council of the Jumilla, and all jumillanas Jumillano and can be photographed with her in mid-April, which will be when you visit our town.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla