During the Exhibition of quality wines from Jumilla 2010 will be inaugurated as President of Honor of the DO, Carlos Egea Krauel Cajamurcia president.
The Murcia, confessed lover of good wine and cognizant of the healthy attributes thereof, will be named the hands of his predecessor, Francisco Abellán Martínez, mayor of Jumilla, according to reports from the Control Board.
Abellán Martínez Carlos Egea congratulated on being elected to this position and indicated that "give the witness a person like Carlos Egea, which has proven its ability to handle, which is also Awards Hypnos, a connoisseur and advocate our wines and a great promotional agent, is very important. "
"Among the achievements that converge in the person of Carlos Egea to be appointed Honorary President 2010 is worth noting that his organization has supported the Jumilla wine sector through its social work continuously over time, even the Council itself Regulator.
It has also invested in the sector Jumillano through a warehouse and we know that is a lover and defender of Jumillano wines.
All this combined with his charisma, relevance, makes him well known in virtually all sectors, including media, so we understand it is an ideal ambassador for the wines of Jumilla "said Miguel Gil Vera, President CRDO Jumilla.
Also, remember that the Fair Quality Wine DO Jumilla 2010 will be held during the 15th and 16th April.
This is the sixteenth edition of a contest than last year, returned to over a hundred bottled wine samples, belonging to almost all of the wineries that make up this DO, unequivocal sign of the depth and importance of this contest .
In the current edition, it should be noted that the gala dinner which will be held the awards ceremony will be at the Crescent Halls of Jumilla and that this contest will feature a series of cultural activities organized in parallel with tastings, aims to raise awareness of the culture of wine in this Journal.
These activities are an exhibition of old bottles and labels for their legacies can provide all those wine lovers who have the pleasure of working and a lecture by various journalists whose title is "Wine in the press."
These activities are organized by the Institute of Wine Culture in collaboration with the CRDO Jumilla.
The venue of the tastings will be the Plenary Hall of the City of Jumilla.
The categories in which this contest is divided are: White, Pink, red wines aged youth working or no contact with barrels, vintages 2008 and 2009, young red wines Monastrell processed or no contact with barrel aging, vintages 2008 and 2009, young red wines produced Monastrell or aged in barrels, vintages 2008 and 2009, young red wines or aged in barrels made, vintages 2008 and 2009, red wines aged in barrels or vintages 2007 and earlier; Reds Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva reds and sweet wines and liquor.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla