Wednesday 6 March 2013

6.3.13 Various Items of News...


Gonzalez Byass has announced an increase in sales of 21%! This is due to increased business outside Europe, mainly in Asia and America. Turnover is now 193 million euros, up from last year’s 159 million. While Spain is still the single biggest market with sales of 77 million, foreign sales now amount to 60%.

Beltran Domecq recently gave a master class to 40 Masters of Wine and MW students from 20 countries at a training event In Bordeaux. Javier Hidalgo (La Gitana) was there, as was Jeremy Rockett of Gonzalez Byass. There was a wide range of Sherries from Finos through to VOS and VORS wines.

The Consejo Regulador has been hosting press conferences for artists participating in the XVII Festival de Jerez, as well as talks and discussions about Flamenco. One of these was a debate between Gonzalez Byass enologist Antonio Flores and flamenco singer Fernando de la Morena on the subject of the relationship between wine and flamenco. Many events take place at the Teatro Villamarta, where Sherry is dispensed to guests by vanenciadores.


Venenciador
Mari Pena and La Tana (Diario Jerez)

Unemployment in Jerez has now passed the 37,000 mark. The city’s total population is about 212,000. This shows the depth of the crisis, and how badly it has hit Jerez - and Andalucia as a whole.

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