El Cava Regulatory Council along with the Cava Institute, Pimecave, cooperatives and Penedés Wine Growers Association. As well Union of Pagesos and Young Farmers and Farmers of Catalonia (JARC) have wanted to show their unity at the announcement of Along with to leave the DO cava.
Claiming the DO Cava
The cava sector has also claimed the quality and product prestige. It was during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Council in Vilafranca del Penedès.
President Cava Regulatory Council, Javier Pagés, has insisted that “even though some members have decided to leave, we have to accept it as normal. In a sector as extensive as that of cava, it is normal for there to be discrepancies ".
However, he stressed that “the important thing is to continue with our roadmap. Thus introducing changes for the consumer to gain competitiveness and leadership ”.
An exciting and future project
In this sense, he has announced that they are working on an "exciting" project. This includes offering the consumer a better differentiation of cava qualities with a scale of value in the labeled. Also add the origin in Premium cavas to resolve the uniqueness of the territory. The same as encouraging consumption. It is important to ensure that the new regulations will be well regulated by the DO Cava.
The president wanted to highlight the success of cava in the world. "It is of all DO of Spain the one that exports the most, 60% of its production. It has managed to gather 38.000 hectares of vineyards, 6.800 vine growers and 380 wineries. It is present in more than 100 countries ”, he added. Likewise, he assured that “we have a significant part of our cavas in the value pyramid. It is through the Cavas of qualified area, Premium cavas, reserves and large reserves. These are highly valued by critics and have worldwide recognition ”.
Pages He recalled that the world of cava is "alive and dynamic, so it may be that there are wineries that leave and others that want to enter". "Cava is destined to be bigger," he stressed.
Unity in the sector
For his part, the president of Pimecava, Pere Guilera, has ensured that the quality of cava "is everyone's heritage and not exclusively anyone's". According guileraWhat has happened is that “in cava a lot has changed for the better and now we can all compete. Now extraordinary cavas are made and there are no differences ”.
President Institute of Cava, Damià Deas, has encouraged the sector to "continue fighting for quality". He highlighted the "solidarity of the sector". The representative of the Cooperatives, Xavier Farre, has pointed out that since Cava Regulatory Council "Efforts have been made to be inclusive." You have recalled that DO cava "Continues to be with the maximum unity."
Along the same lines, the president of the Penedés Wine Growers Association, Santi Vallés. This has affirmed that the wineries that have abandoned the DO "are a small percentage of what cava represents".
The representative of Union of Pagesos, Antoni Borràs. He assured that "this adventure is no joy, but everyone is free." Finally the representative of the JARC, Jaume Domenech, has commented that they are facing “a hopeful future. Since things are being done well and honestly ”.
“We will defend cava. We will be firm that no one uses the label or the cava brand if it is not "
With that phrase, the president of the Regulatory Council of DO Cava.
Source: DO Cava
