4th “Castellon Best “Wines” Awards

On Saturday 23rd February the annual “Best Castellon Wines” award ceremony took place in the city of Castellón. This event, organized by the Association of Sommeliers of Castellón (ASUCAP), recognizes the most outstanding wines from the provincial wineries.

Currently the province of Castellón has 14 wineries and more than 60 wines. "But much remains to be done," explained from the association, "we need a recognition, which is slowly recovering thanks to the work done both from the private sector and institutions, demonstrating the value of the province product through the IGP “vinos de Castellon” (Castellon wines).

ASUCAP considers the quality of the wines of the province of Castellón is being proved, as well as sales show "since they keep increasing, as well as exports throughout the world," they say.

The event was chaired by leading institutional representatives at the regional, provincial and local levels, and was attended by wine industry experts, who carried out the corresponding blind tastings, and by a large audience.

Globbarea companies that were awarded prizes in the contest were:

White wines:

Silver medals: Magnanimvs Blanco (Bodegas Mayo Garcia) and Clos d’Esgarracordes Blanco (Bodegas Baron d’Alba)

Young red wines: 

Gold medal: Flor de Clotàs (Bodega Flors)

Silver medals: Clos d’Esgarracordes Roure (Bodegas Barón d’Alba), Temps Roure (Bodega Más de Rander) and Arrels de Bocoi (Intercoop)

Aging red wines: 

Silver medals: Magnanimvs Platino (Bodega Mayo Garcia) and Clotàs (Bodega Flors)

Special wine: 

Gold medal: Red mistela (sweet muscat wine) by Mas de Rander

More info: http://asucap.blogspot.com.es/

The Castellon Wine Route presented at Fitur Tourism exhibition

The launch of the website www.rutadelvinocastellon.com and a promotional video pave the way to the commercialization of this new wine tourism product

Castellon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation presented yesterday at FITUR 2013 the Castellón Wine Route. The event coincided with the Day of the Valencian Region and served as the starting point for the promotion of the initiative launched by the Chamber of Commerce in September 2011 under the Hidden European project.

The Route is directed by a non-profit organization responsible for the planning, management and marketing. 15 companies from the Les Useres-Vilafamés area, between wineries, traditional retail shops, hotels and restaurants are participating in the project.

During the presentation they outlined the promotional media that will help promote this tourist product to the end customer and that will serve as a sales force for travel agents: the website www.rutadelvinocastellon.com, a promotional video, a facebook fan page and a youtube channel where the companies will promote their services.

The objectives of the Wine Route are the promotion of wines and other regional deli products, the preservation of natural, historical and cultural heritage, improving business competitiveness and economic diversification. Castellón province concentrates 50% of the rural accommodation offer of Valencia, with excellent facilities and restaurants, and a growing industry of regional delicacies including wine, especially in Les Useres-Vilafamés Area.

The Wine Route brings together a wide range of services: visiting wineries and museums, tasting of typical local products, accommodation and catering.

More info: www.rutadelvinocastellon.com