Finally and after the government has approved a Royal Decree, leaves in the hands of the Regulatory Council of the DO Cava the power to limit its plantations. This was a historical claim from the wine organization given the surplus situation of the sector. This whole situation of excess production has led to a price drop that are paid for the grapes and for the base wine Cava. From the CR The news has been valued very positively, as indicated by its president, Javier Pages. Learn more about this novelty here.
In this way, the Royal Decree 1338/2018, of October 29. With it, the potential of wine production. It is intended to "provide greater stability to the sector and guarantee greater legal certainty in some aspects of the regulations." Sources of Cava Regulatory Council They affirm that in recent years they had requested zero growth in plantations to prevent "supply and demand from becoming unbalanced and excessively low cava prices."
DO Jumilla and Rioja join DO Cava
Among the main novelties of this Royal Decree is the improvement of the procedure for granting authorizations for new plantations and vineyard replanting. Thus, in the case of authorizations for new plantations and replanting in the territory of a Denomination of Origin of a supra-autonomous nature, the scope of which is state competence (DO Cava, Rioja and Jumilla). The recommendations on limitations and restrictions received from the representatives of the sector will be binding for the decision adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The approval by the Council of Ministers coincides with the implementation of the DO Cava strategic plan. East It has been started with the aim of betting on quality and differentiation. It is a plan that is structured in three pillars: Segmentation / Zoning, Guarantee and Promotion. Everything for the DO that most exports with 60% of international sales can consolidate its position. As well as overcoming the crises they have suffered in recent times.
