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A lime and sand, could be summed up quite well the situation of the wine sector in terms of the conditions for vintage because while last year there was talk of a strong vintage by increased rainfall in this 2014 is precisely the shortage or no rainfall which is marking the harvest.

A vintage within the DO Jumilla and Murcia area starting in the 2nd half of August while the part of the Jumilla DO Albacete was in early September in both areas first varieties that are harvested were white and inks such as Syrah, Merlot and Tempranillo.

It is, in these days, between 10 and 15 September, when practically all the wineries for wine making are open.

The Monastrell variety will later begin to be collected, will vary depending on the area between mid-September and early October, and the highest percentage of harvest represents for DOP Jumilla.

Highlight or no rainfall shortages that have occurred this year, which will result in lower production especially in rainfed vineyards.

A production of around 40% is expected from the previous year (when production increased due to the abundance of rainfall) and about 20% less when compared to a normal campaign.

Also noted that the lack of rainfall has prevented the development of vine pests, especially those that have their origin in fungi.

Overall health of the grapes is very good and also the quality of the grapes is very good for good ripening, so high quality wines coming from this campaign are expected.

Furthermore, remember that the rules for the 2014-2015 campaign that were approved by the full Council envisaged new this year for growers who have until September 15 to register the new plots appear in the Winegrowing Register and the production want to be reflected in the Declaration of Harvest, but are discharged these plots within the said period, they may not use these plots as recorded in the name and can not assign grape production.

On the other hand, new for wineries to note that in these Guidelines approves randomly registered wineries may be inspected by the suppliers of the Council for a sampling of bottled wines and the corresponding capacity and traceability.

Source: CRDOP Jumilla