Spanish Winery Essay

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An overview of the Spanish Wine Sector Wine Tourism & Leisure SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT WINE IN SPAIN • Spain is the country with the largest area of vine cultivation in the world (15% of the world’s area under vine. 30% of the EU total). • Spain has a much larger area under vines than either France or Italy, but its annual production is much lower than either of them. (France 49 mio hl, Italy 41 mio hl and Spain 34 mio hl) • This is because much of the vineyard area is still planted at very low vine densities, with vines that yield small crops due to the very arid climate and their old age. • As a result, wines tend to be intense, concentrated and balanced. 1 2 3 Spain France Italy 1,130,000 has 840.000 has 818.000 has 398.000 has 243.000 has 226.000 has 4 5 6 USA Portugal Argentina Vineyard surface per country. OIV 2009 THE SPANISH WINE SECTOR • The Spanish Wine Sector represents around 1% of the country´s PIB (with Agriculture & Fisheries representing 2,7%, Industry & Energies 16,9%, Construction 11,5% and services 69%) • Winemaking is crucial in Spain, not just for its economic performance, but also for the people who work in this sector, and for the role it plays in environmental conservation. • Domestic consumption has decreased steadily in the past years. Nowadays, our consumption per capita is as low as 17 litres. (France 30l, Italy 35l) • Spanish Wine Producers are focusing on exports. • Main importers differ from volume to value figures. • Main names in Spanish Wine Industry: Freixenet, J. García Carrión, Codorníu, Arco Wine Invest Group, Grupo Domecq Bodegas, Grupo Miguel Torres, S.A, Félix Solís Avantis and Grupo Faustino. History. From the origins of viticulture to the Middle Age • The vine had been cultivated in Spain since between 4,000 and 3,000BC. • It was actually the Carthaginians who started winemaking in Spain, becoming

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