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    Spain: Tejerina highlights the advances of the wine sector in competitiveness and sustainability

    The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina has highlighted the progress made by the Spanish wine sector, "which today is more competitive, transparent and sustainable." García Tejerina, who made these statements during the presentation, on November 14th, of the Promotion Campaign "Marida mejor tu vida con vino", by the Spanish Wine Interprofessional (OIVE), has also highlighted the world leadership of our country in planted area of vineyard.

    D.O.P Méntrida shows the potential of its wines to UK distributors

    The D.O.P Méntrida, together with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, will celebrate on October 23th, 24th and 25th, at the Hotel Cigarral de Caravantes de Toledo, an Inverse Marketing Mission attended by a total of six distributors from the United Kingdom. The main objective of this event will be to exhibit, once again, the potential of the wines of the DOP Méntrida beyond the Spanish borders. This meeting will strengthen the relations of these importers and will represent a unique opportunity to share experiences on the wines of the DOP Méntrida, to acquire new knowledge and to know successful business projects, all aimed at improving business relations.

    The stock level of the current wine year exceeds the average of the last four years, with 33.3Mhl

    According to the latest INFOVI (Market Information System for the Wine Sector), the current wine campaign 2017 - 2018 has begun with a stock of wine and must of 33.3 million hectoliters. This is a level of stocks somewhat higher than the average of the last four years, which will contribute to improving the balance of the market in the current campaign, marked by a forecast of low production, both in Spain and in other EU producing countries.

    The Interprofessional and the Wine Regulatory Councils will coordinate their activity through a joint committee

    The Spanish Wine Interprofessional (OIVE) and the Spanish Conference of Wine Regulatory Councils (CECRV) have agreed to set up a joint committee composed of representatives of both organizations, which will deal with issues related to appellations of origin of the aims and objectives of the Interprofessional Organization.

    Miguel A. Torres, new president of the Spanish Wine Federation

    Miguel A. Torres, president of Bodegas Torres, recently took over the presidency of the Spanish Wine Federation (FEV), replacing Christian Barre, who in a few months shortened his mandate to occupy new responsibilities within the Pernod Ricard group as CEO of Havana Club International in Cuba.

    The wine sector, satisfied by the EU-Japan agreement that will boost sales to this country

    The wine sector has celebrated the principle of a trade agreement recently reached between the European Union and Japan, which will give a strong boost to wine exports to the Japanese market. Thus, the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, which could enter into force in 2019, eliminates import tariffs and includes protection for geographical indications.

    Jeffrey Shaw: “Spain has to develop its image as a source of quality olive oil”

    The United States is one of the extra-community markets that offers greater opportunities to Spanish agri-food exports. Issues such as the impetus in recent years to import Spanish agri-food products in this country, or the importance of developing a brand image and adding value (among the many challenges that our companies face to compete in this demanding market), are addressed in this interview that ECA performs Jeffrey Shaw, Head of the Food Department of the Economic and Commercial Office, attached to the Spanish Embassy in New York.

    AVA-ASAJA warns: “passivity EU against French attacks encourages disenchantment with Europe”

    The Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) has strongly criticized the latest attacks of Gauls farmers against Spanish wine and has demanded strong sanctions from the European Union. In that sense, its president, Cristobal Aguado, has warned that inaction in Brussels to these repeated assaults of French producers encourages the feeling of disenchantment with the common European project. Behind this conflict, which is being extended in time, there are accusations of unfair competition and marketing of Spanish bulk wine as French by Gauls winegrowers.

    Sherry wines seek a new image

    The Control Board of the Designation of Origin (CRDO) of Sherry and Manzanilla are looking for new label for bottles used in all generic promotion activities in an effort to renew the image of these very genuine wines. For this purpose, the CRDO has launched a label design contest to update its image through "Design Crowd", a web services platform global design online.

    Spanish wine shines in number and quality in Prowein

    ICEX Spain Export and Investors has covered some 200 Spanish wineries to show the diversity of the sector in one of the specialized fairs in the world of wine, which was held from 13 to 15 March in the German city of Dusseldorf. Promotion agencies of autonomous communities of Andalusia (EXTENDA), Castilla-La Mancha (IPEX), Extremadura (AVANTE) and Galicia (IGAPE) have coordinated the participation of companies of the region within the Spanish official pavilion.