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Despite the initial pessimistic forecasts, rain and newly planted vineyards enabled a new record high in the amount of grapes harvested in the area.     The harvest started during the night of August 29th to 30th with the picking of the Sauvignon Blanc, a variety that ripens earlier than the rest, owing to its shorter vine growing cycle and faster ripening phase. The picking of the …

Netherlands became D.O. Rueda main export market in 2012 According to the Rueda appellation statistics, 11,793,400 75 cl. bottles were exported in 2012, amount that represents the 18.6% of the total sales of the appellation (63,376,004) in the same period of time. Central European countries remain as the most important exportation markets for D.O. Rueda wineries. Netherlands is on top of this …

Vineyard health conditions are very good and the expected production is lower than last year because of the lack of rain and the hot temperatures during the summer.     Wineries of the D.O. Rueda have begun the Harvest of the Sauvignon Blanc which is the first varietal to be picked because its vegetative cycle is shorter and has an earlier ripening than the other varieties. The …

Promoting its image as a modern, young wine appellation, Rueda has covered the Custom House underground station walls in London with advertising With the message “Rueda & Everything”, the promotional body of the Rueda appellation has completed an unprecedented advertising campaign in the United Kingdom on the occasion of the 32nd edition of the London Wine Fair (May 22-24), the …

The undisputed high quality of the 2011 vintage has been re-affirmed in results at International Wine Challenges, by the opinions of specialised wine critics and in the growth of sales of Rueda wines.  The plenary of the Rueda Appellation Control Board has now ratified for the first time in its history the official rank of “Excellent” for the 2011 vintage, after studying the …

In the Decanter of May, John Radford is Regional co-Chair of Spain at the decanter World Wine Awards, has choosen a selection of just 20 wines whiche are his 5 – and 4- star wines. Some of them are from the D.O. Rueda.

Of the 57 million bottles sold in 2011, almost 17% went to export markets, with Germany and Holland being the main markets for Rueda appellation white wines. Based on information provided by wineries registered in the Rueda appellation, an increase in sales to export markets has been recorded, rising from 7,692,158 bottles exported in 2010 to 9,212,902 in 2011. These results reflect a strategy …

 With almost 57 million back labels delivered from January to December, annual sales reached a new record high in the Rueda appellation in 2011. Throughout 2011, the Rueda appellation was able to consolidate its trend over the last few years of higher annual sales growth, having delivered over the 12 months of 2011 a total of 56,927,829 back labels (issued to wineries for …