Yesterday’s news that the Association of
Artisan Bodegas had asked the town council of Sanlúcar to conduct a viability
study on an independent Consejo was not well received in Jerez. Both the
Consejo and Fedejerez emphatically rejected the idea and stressed that the
Artisan bodegas are only a minority representing 25% of Manzanilla and 5% of
Sherry overall, and that neither they nor the town council have the authority
to set up a new Consejo.
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They continued that any secession would need
the agreement of all the bodegas and growers of Sanlúcar and the process would
have to go through official channels, not the town council. Fedejerez
president, Evaristo Babé suggested that the three Artisan bodegas should leave
the DO if they didn’t agree with its rules. He said that this BIB saga was
unfortunate and prejudicial to Sherry’s reputation, and if it continues like
this there is the possibility of expulsion from the DO. He said that the rebels
should be better informed before they announce legally unviable plans and pay
attention to the harm they are doing to the DO.
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