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The headquarters of the Regulatory Council of the DO Jumilla hosted in October 2008 holding a blind tasting in which elected Solidarity Wine Region of Murcia.

This is an initiative that promoted the Rotary Club of Cartagena, through the Ministry of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia, contacted the various designations of origin of the Region to join in this initiative.

A wine of solidarity for the Rotary Club, is one wine that gets the best score in a blind tasting and subsequently be recommended for use on all club members.

Then, of total revenue in this market, the winery that owns the wine chosen donates an amount to assist with the humanitarian objectives set by the Rotary Club.

This is an initiative that takes place in other national designations of origin and, for the first time, was held in Murcia with the goal of becoming a must for all winemakers in the area.

In this first edition underwent a total of 28 tasting wines from the three DO in the region, ie, Jumilla, Yecla and Bullas.

The tasting panel was composed of two representatives of the DO Bullas and Yecla, one of the DO Jumilla and the president of the Association of sommeliers in the Region of Murcia.

The result of this seminar will be announced at a gala dinner organized by the Rotary Club.

Rotary is an international association of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, promote the implementation of high ethical standards in all vocations and help build on the good will and peace in the world.

This organization was founded in 1905 in the United States by attorney Paul Harris.

Currently there are over 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries with approximately 1,200,000 members.

Rotary promotes the performance of local projects that address many critical issues today, including illiteracy, poverty, the spread of HIV / AIDS and hunger.

While it should be noted that until the regulatory body of the DO Jumilla moved the ROTARY CLUB CARTAGENA, which was founded in 1997, comprises 31 partners and is part of the global partnership of Rotary International.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla