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Jumilla Mayor relinquish the control, as Honorary President Carlos Egea, chairman of Caja Murcia |

Jumilla hosts this Thursday and Friday Contest XVI Quality wines from Jumilla Jumilla, which is described as' the great feast of wine. "

This event was submitted by President Miguel Gil Vera in his last year in office, who was accompanied by the head of communications of the event Enrique Calderon.

For its part, the awards dinner, the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán yield the witness, as Honorary President, Carlos Egea, chairman of Caja Murcia.

This Thursday and Friday 15 and April 16 is celebrated in the town of Jumilla the XVI Certamen Quality wines, protected by the Denomination of Origin.

The jury is composed of 15 specialists, wine tasters, with the presence of the most renowned journalists of the country, and representatives from winemakers and sommeliers, and technical administration of the Region of Murcia, La Junta de Comunidades de Castilla -La Mancha and the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs.

During the tasting sessions, to be held in the Plenary Hall of the City Council of Jumilla, the jury will face in blind tasting, and public, over 120 samples of wines from virtually most of the wineries benefiting from the Denomination of Origin.

Conditions for participation is that wines are bottled, marketed, and with a circulation of the 3,000 or 5,000 bottles, depending on category.

The fact that this, being 16 years it has been held at the Festival, which is officially recognized by the Ministry of Rural and Marine Environment, said the introduction of competition among the wineries of the Denomination of Origin.

The balance of all of this time can not be more positive, since the area has gone from being basically bulk, starting today with 45 registered wineries, with a powerful presence in the domestic and international markets.

Healthy competition for the prize in the competition, has helped to some extent to increase the quality of working, which has been picked up by mainstream media wine, thanks to the permanent presence of the most respected judges wine journalists the country.

Awards

The awards this Quality Contest XVI will take place during a gala dinner to be held in classrooms Jumilla Crescent, on Friday night April 16.

In the event of delivery involving authorities from the two autonomous regions, Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha, which belongs Jumilla and Regulatory Board Chairman, D.

Miguel Gil, and Mayor, D.

Francisco Abellán.

The presentation will be known by the Spanish television journalist, D.

Jesus Alvarez.

Also during this event, the Mayor D.

Francisco Abellán, which has pursued over the last year the title of Honorary President of the Denomination of Origin, pass the baton to the new President of Honor, which this year falls on D.

Carlos Egea Krauel, President of Cajamurcia.

This man, Murcia, and acknowledged lover of wines, distinguished by its continued support for Jumillano wine sector through the social work Cajamurcia.

In parallel to the Contest will be held some cultural activities organized by the Institute of Wine Culture in collaboration with the Control Board, consisting of an exhibition of old bottles and labels that have been donated by a number of wine enthusiasts; and a lecture by journalists John Thomas and Reyes Paredes entitled "Wine in the News", to be held in the Archaeological Museum of Jumilla Jerónimo Molina on Thursday, April 15 at seven o'clock.

The Council of the Designation of Origin Jumilla, is making an effort to disseminate and support the wine culture of the region, which is documented that dates back some 5,000 years old.

Therefore it has been institutionalized as a contest prize, a replica of the gold earrings shaped cluster of grapes that were found in a recent excavation in Jumilla, and going back to the fourth century BC The active participation of the wineries and their preparations, the presence of a high level jury, and the involvement of authorities and all sectors of the wine are the Denomination of Origin, seems to indicate that this Contest XVI Quality Wines from Jumilla, will be the great wine festival that has been developing for years.

Rating of the president, Miguel Gil Vera

Miguel Gil Vera has confirmed that this is his last event for wine quality as president.

Asked by reporters made an assessment of both the honorary presidency of the past year, in the person of Francisco Abellán, as his nine years at the helm of the Control Board.

On the outgoing Honorary President said, "has fulfilled the expectations, the institution he represents has worked as long as he personally we have also seen very often and we have signed an agreement that will have continuity."

On the proposal raised Abellán on creating a kind of fund could be called Jumilla solidarity and dedicate it to places in need, said, "It is a reality, after consideration, and there is a specific section in the budgets Jumilla we call solidarity, now just need to give it the right way. "

On a personal level, about his time as president, Miguel Gil Vera believes that "effective level could have done far more and better, but personally, although it has been a drain on me, has enriched me greatly from the point of view of human, so I'm very pleased and very grateful to everyone, but I think that any institutional position has alternating naturally. "

About the new process that opens, has said that "they are meeting all the deadlines set and the first week of May will be the full establishment of the new constitution, has been a consensus as so often lasting agreements, positive but still do not know who will be president. "

The Jumilla wine consumption increased by 15%

Finally, on the status of Jumilla wine stressed that "the crisis is encouraging us, and taking into account that in 2009 the consumer, generally speaking, wine has fallen by between 18 and 20% and yet Jumilla wine consumption, by value for money, has grown by 15%, demonstrating that the wine meets the expectations of consumers and in times of crisis where it becomes more demanding choose to drink wine from Jumilla.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla