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Fifth position in the European Union (EU) worth of sales for Spanish products that are protected by geographical indication (GI), which amounted to 4.578 billion euros in 2010, according to a study led by the European Commission (CE).

The winery Dehesa de los Canónigos, located in the heart of the Ribera del Duero, willed that 13 people selected through the social network Twitter to feel VIPs for a day at the launch of the first dedicated to a winery skewer; cylindrical shape with 49 mm high and 24 in diameter, an exact and thorough winery cork Dehesa de los Canónigos, with all the details and marks that characterize it.

The Bacchus International Wine Competition, with more than 1560 participants wines, gastronomy close ties through a acompained tapas route, which will run from 15 to 19 March 2013 in Madrid.

A total of 15 wines were included in the ranking of the top 100 wines of 2013 that made the World Association of Journalists and Writers of Wine and Spirits, (WAWWJ for its acronym in English)

The team of "La Esencia Del Vino" visited by Aranda Del Duero wine tourism, during which we visited the winery facilities "Lagar de Isilla" (in the village of La Vid, about 20 kilometers from Aranda de Duero) . We recommend this visit, it is a great way to spend a Saturday with friends entertained.

Vila Viniteca, founded in 1932 and now run by the third generation of the family, has been organizing this award for six years tasting pairs. The entrepreneur and owner of Vila Viniteca, Quim Vila, created this unique contest for couples to fill a void in this area because they just had to amateur and open to international participation.

The couple of Hollywood actors launched the first vintage of rosé in mid-March 2013 under the label "Miraval Côtes de Provence", joining a long list of stars and celebrities who become vintners, either by passion or by financial interest, among which the actor Gerard Depardieu who owns vineyards in the Bordeaux region, Anjou and Languedoc and Michael Schumacher, the former Formula 1 champion German, who owns a vineyard in Saint-Raphael, near Nice.

The 2012 has been a good year for Bodegas Luis Cañas. Not only because five of its wines have managed to overcome the difficult barrier of 90 points Parker, but also because one of them (Luis Cañas Crianza 2009) has been considered the best wine in value. This published in the prestigious magazine Wine Advocate, who heads the prestigious Robert Parker.

This is a special edition of only 7,000 bottles of what will be the first organic red barrel aging of Galicia.

80% of Spanish wineries are present in the internet through social networks, but only 38% have their own platform on their website for sale "on line" wines, according to a recent study by the Observatory Spanish Wine Market (OEMV).