Emiliano García Page,
president of Castilla-La Mancha, visited the Consejo Regulador Brandy de Jerez and Fedejerez yesterday where he was
met by Evaristo Babé, Beltrán Domecq and César Saldaña. He noted the importance
of the close connection between the two places since a large proportion of the
wine produced in Castilla-La Mancha is destined to become Brandy de Jerez and he
hoped this would continue. He encouraged medium to long-term contracts between wine
and brandy producers to assist forward planning and thus stability of supply.
He also defended “proper” brandy as a product exclusively made from grapes
(probably in reference to the “spirit drinks” some bodegas are selling). Thanks
to its huge vineyard area – the largest in the world - Castilla-La Mancha has for
more than a century supplied some 6 million hectolitres of wine annually for the
production of Jerez Brandy, a perfect symbiosis between the origin of the
grapes and the climate of Jerez.
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| Tasting brandy at the Consejo (foto:diariojerez) |
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