Fair and Festivals in August have begun a day earlier.
So last Thursday, with the opening of the Wine Source, located in the central garden of the Square, and the stand of the Council of the Designation of Origin Jumilla Wines kicked out to these parties in honor of patron Our Lady of the Assumption.
Over eleven days will develop hundreds of activities organized by groups of revelers in coordination with the Department of Festivities.
The opening ceremony was attended by various authorities, representatives and positions of all groups and dozens of peñeros peñeros and carrying the image of the Child of the Grapes.
After the customary gesture of throwing the source came from the grape elderly and children, the mayor opened the celebrations and wished that we all enjoy and participate, to bring joy to the street and are the feasts of the illusion of all.
Francisco Abellán Jumillano also invited to propagate and beyond our borders extol the virtues of our wine, "increasingly higher quality" and Jumilla.
From the moment this wine fountain representing a bottle surrounded by barrels, wine will flow until next August 23.
For his part, Antonio Bernal as president of the Federation of Peñas the Harvest Festival, in his speech highlighted the major developments of their group this year, such as the release of Monastrell grape and installation of portable showers for the day Ride the Great Wine.
Finally, Francisco Guirao, as Bodeguero Mayor said his goal is to make the most of these parties from a different perspective, and defend the best wine from Jumilla and quality.
Also invited and Jumillano Jumillano and visitors to enjoy these celebrations and all that the city can offer, "are a generous holiday, very participatory, with many possibilities," said Guirao.
Then opened the stand of the DO Jumilla, in which the President of the Control Board, the Mayor and other authorities, representatives of the groups and provided attendees with a wine from Jumilla.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla