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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and the Chairman of the Board of the Designation of Origin, José Sánchez, have reported that this form is intended to promote the quality of the wines covered under this mark of quality, many of which occur Lorca.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and the Chairman of the Board of the Designation of Origin, José Sánchez, announced that the next day will take place November 30 Sample wines and wineries of Appellation of Origin Bullas in Lorca, which aims to promote the quality of the wines covered under this sign of quality.
This shows the cultural links and offer the area's wine, in order to recognize the environmental value of the vineyard and that the consumer knows the areas of origin of the wine it consumes, fostering a culture of wine as a fundamental ingredient Mediterranean diet.
This activity is part of the promotion campaign that the Control Board is conducting for two years, in order to recognize the work of winemakers, grape growers and producers in the various municipalities which constitute the production of wines under Denomination of Origin Bullas, within which includes the town of Lorca with 532 hectares of vineyards and 106 growers registered with the Control Board.
In this event holds the Bullas DO give a taste the last working, in a relaxed atmosphere in which attendees can taste wines at the tasting guided by their authors.
Wineries will be present all of this young appellation of origin, who settled in different locations in the production area, as they are in Lorca: Bodegas Contreras, in Bullas: Bodegas del Rosario, Cooperativa San Isidro, Bodega and Bodega Carrascalejo Madroñal; in Mula: World Wine Cellar, in Moratalla: Bodega Tercia de Ulea; and Cehegín: Balcona Bodega, Bodega Mill and Lagares, Monastrell Bodega, Bodega Los Ceperos, Wine Cellar and Bodegas Begastri Carreño.
Bullas is a young growing area that has conquered the world's major markets such as the U.S., UK, Japan, Germany, Holland and Denmark among others, which allocates 36 percent of production.
Its wines have adapted their offerings to a diverse and competitive market as a result of wineries have been incorporated in recent years new technologies in the processes of preparation and processing.
Producing area registered in the Control Board reaches 2,300 hectares with an annual production of 7 million kilos of grapes and a census of over 650 growers.
MONASTRELL ZONE
The wines produced under DO Bullas include the towns of Bullas, Cehegín, Mula, Pliego and Ricote and, in part, the towns of Lorca, Calasparra, Caravaca and Moratalla, with a total of 14 wineries bottling.
80 percent of production covered under this name is from the Monastrell variety, which is adapted to environmental conditions and offers interesting features fruit wines.
Other varieties include Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Grenache for the reds and pinks, Airen and Macabeo and for whites.
This sample wines and wineries DO Bullas is carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Lorca and the Association of Hoteliers in the city.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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