A motion to apply for Unesco World Heritage listing for the vineyards
and bodegas of the Marco de Jerez has been approved by the Andalucian
Parliament. The Consejo Regulador has yet to pronounce on the issue, but is
expected to give its approval at its plenary meeting on Tuesday. Fedejerez and
the trade in general are naturally in favor of the proposition as it would be
another feather in the cap for the región, but have called for both trade and
political unity throughout the long and complicated process. The idea is not
new, having been proposed five years ago, but due to the large number of
applications Unesco had to deal with at the time and how long it would
therefore take, the idea was shelved. The Marco de Jerez would not be the first
wine región to gain Unesco listing; Champagne, the Douro Valley, Burgundy and
Tokaj are already listed.
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