The secretary general of ASAJA Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, has visited with the mayor of Aledo, Simon Alcaraz Alcaraz, and the president of the provisional designation of origin 'Grapes Espuña', Juan Pagán, the informational meeting of producers and marketers Aledo grapes Sunday in order to "support the implementation of this project which aims to give the grapes Sunday in the park's natural environment Espuña promoting value and really deserve."
On October 1 took place in Aledo an informational meeting on the participation process for the integration of farmers and marketers in the PDO Espuña grapes was attended by Mayor of Aledo, Simon Alcaraz Alcaraz, Secretary ASAJA general Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, and the president of the provisional designation of origin 'Grapes Espuña', Juan Pagan.
In the words of the owner of BDA Murcia, this initiative represents a unique opportunity for regional prestige of this product in international markets, with the benefit of a quality figure is the designation of origin, and get a better price for farmers and marketers. "
Thus, it was reported that soon will start the application process for farmers Dominga grape growers and their marketers.
After registration and receipt of supporting documentation cultivation, catrastales cards and aerial photographs, there will be field testing to confirm the authenticity of data provided by farmers, in a proceeding "full transparency and clarity" , as stated, Juan Pagan.
During this ceremony, attended by about 100 farmers in Aledo, Totana and Alhama de Murcia, the president of the provisional designation of origin 'Grapes Espuña', John Pagan, proceeded to report the data collection process farmers and traders, as the focus is on completing this process with all the guarantees for the preparation of the census for the production and marketing firms, so as to establish the area of production and marketing companies involved in this new appellation.
Once these steps have elections in February 2010 and will be polls which express the will of farmers.
Regarding the controversy sparked by COAG, which has left the Regulatory Council, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca said that "such an attitude is understandable because of what it is to conclude an open and transparent participatory process for the prestige of the product and benefit farmers over the limelight or exclusively in the control of the Control Board. "
Dominga grape is a grape that only occurs in certain places of the cities of Aledo, Totana and Alhama de Murcia and is a grape with special characteristics which occurs in the natural park environment Espuña
Source: ASAJA Murcia