Friday 7 June 2013

Junta Postpones Fino/Manzanilla Question

The Junta de Andalucia has recommended the Consejo Regulador to shelve the contentious question of whether Fino can be produced in Sanlucar. Without wishing to get involved in the minutiae of the question, the secretary general for agriculture, Judith Anda Ugarte, said that it was better to complete the matters already in hand - modifications to the Reglamento, which are now awaiting approval by Brussels – before starting on any others.

Fedejerez, whose proposal it was, were frustrated at the last plenary at the Consejo, when the vote was postponed till July in order to allow more time for dialogue. The Manzanilla producers felt they were to be deprived of a long standing right, though it should be borne in mind that the Jerez and Puerto Santa Maria bodegas had once to give up their right to make Manzanilla in Sanlucar. Nonetheless, the Manzanilleros are prepared to go to court over the issue.


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