The Rioja sector faces the Basque Government in court and warns Urkullu that it will remain united

The Regulatory Council

of the Qualified Denomination of Origin

not comply with the PNV's claims and has sent

in which its

to the creation of a subdenomination of Rioja Alavesa

is transferred

. The letter will also be sent to the presidents of

and aims to settle the last attempt by the nationalists to establish a proper control body for wine made in the Basque Country under the Rioja brand. The forum in which winegrowers and winemakers are represented will also defend

court.

after filing an appeal against the processing of the denomination of origin

.

The Rioja sector intends to close any new attempt by the PNV to reactivate the creation of its own regulatory council that causes the rupture of the

. The viticulturists and winemakers who have met today as the

, will send letters to the highest authorities of the communities of the Basque Country, La Rioja and Navarra and to Minister Planas to formalize the "public and express commitment of respect and support for all the decisions that

in exercise of its

". A claim that has as its main addressee the Lehendakari and PNV member Iñigo Urkullu.

The Council, as its president Fernando Ezquerro stressed today, demands that

be avoided

after the last and frustrated attempt by the PNV to modify the law that regulates the appellations of origin that affect several autonomous communities. Winegrowers and winemakers have underlined the importance for the brand of

in this "model of success" whereby both the cultivation of the grape and the production of wine are governed by demanding quality standards with a control at the same time. throughout the entire winemaking process.

The wine sector has not only issued a formal and written warning to Urkullu -

supports the sector while María Chivite has not ruled on this controversy - but also

to prevent the Basque Government facilitate the creation of a new denomination of origin foreign to Rioja with the name of 'Viñedos de Álava'. The autonomous Executive has managed the administrative processing of a group of Alava winemakers to create their own

and has also rejected the administrative appeals filed against this decision. This route, different from the one proposed by the PNV in Congress, has also provoked the almost unanimous rejection of the sector.

On September 24, the Rioja Council appealed to the Justice this file and now it will be the judges who will decide whether the creation of an own denomination can be facilitated, as proposed by 40 Alava wineries. The Executive of Urkullu sent the

while Justice examines the arguments of the Regulatory Council to oppose it.

Minister Luis Planas thanked the PNV for withdrawing the proposal that was going to be debated tomorrow in Congress and, in the face of the

, has assured that the position of the Ministry was contrary to the legal reform of the nationalists. Also the president of La Rioja Concha Andreu (PSOE) has affirmed her opposition to the PNV initiative and her support for the sector during a meeting called with political, social and economic agents of La Rioja held in Logroño.

"In 100 years of appellation we have always remained united"

, Andreu stressed, who has later corrected himself to differentiate between the Regulatory Council and his Government, explaining that she has been a winery and is a winemaker by profession.

Andreu has insisted on the role of interlocutor of the Government of La Rioja with the Ministry of Agriculture and with the Regulatory Council.

During the meeting, the PP spokesman in the Rioja Parliament

demanded a firm opposition to "any negotiation" on Rioja outside the Regulatory Council.

The PP, as its president

denounced last Friday

, fears that the PSOE will give in to the PNV's demands if it needs its parliamentary support in Madrid.

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• Concha Andreu

• Iñigo Urkullu

• Madrid

• Logroño

• Justice

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