In what is a large, yet unsurprising piece of news, the DOC Rioja council met on 16 October, 2023 and are recommending to the Spanish Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación that there be no new vine plantings allowed (ES) in the region for the years 2024, 2025, and 2026. Additionally, they’re seeking that no vineyard conversion rights from outside the region be allowed either. The reason they have to forward on the request is that this isn’t controlled at a local level and in general, 1% of the total […]
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