The PDO Vera de Stenas. The European Commission (EC) approved this Monday, November 11, the inclusion of Spanish wines grown in the municipality of Util (Valencia) in the registry at the community level. This denomination is the number 138 of protected Spanish wines. It adds to the almost 2.000 wines and spirits who enjoy protection in the EU. These wine products of the Valencian Protected Designation of Origin are distinguished, according to the European statement, by an “intense bright color. They enjoy primary aromas of ripe fruit and a beautiful harmony on the palate ”.
The vineyard and the winery, which produces wines whites, rosés and reds, they are near the stream Estenas. It is an area located between the Sierra Juan Navarro and the Magro river. The decision has been published this November 11 in the Official Gazette of the EU. Thus, thanks to this recognition of quality, the PDO Vera de Stenas from now on it will enjoy greater prestige. These distinctions are part of the quality policy of the European Union. They aim to protect the name of products that “have a strong link with the place where they are made”, as well as that maintain the “particular traditional production process”.
PDO Vera de Estenas, yet another
Protected designations of origin are a protection system based on indication of provenance. This protection of these food products is based on the quality of production of a given geographic location. In this way, it is achieved distinguish to similar products produced many times in an industrial way in the same or different place. With all this, the producers who are within the DOP They are committed to their products and a certain way of making them.
This protection system gives a consumer guarantee to have a quality. For the producer or processor it is a differentiation for appreciate much more to the product. Also a prestige seal that helps in the national and international market for its recognition.
