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Summer storms damage 10000 hectares of crops in Utiel-Requena.   The spectacular electrical storm and thunderstorms which lit up Valencia´s skies on Friday night have caused serious damage to the vineyards,olive and almond groves of Utiel-Requena ( damage now estimated at 3.

Italian Wine Course in Utiel.   Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a course run by the Valencian Governments Tourism Ministry as an observer. The course , an introduction to and tasting of wines from around Italy was held in the Bodega Redonda, the HQ of the controlling body for the wines of Utiel-Requena, in Utiel. The course is aimed at broadening the knowledge of

The DO Utiel-Requena wants your attendance on 26June!   Your attendance on the evening of 26 June is requested by the CRDO Utiel-Requena, governing body of the wine area. They have teamed up with ¨Social Security¨, a well known pop/rock band to film a video promoting the wine of the area.   The video will be shot in the square surrounding the CRDO HQ, the Bodega Redonda at 7.

Utiel-Requena Seeks UNESCO Cultural Heritage Status.   Tomorrow, 22 April  Vicente Perez, President of the controlling body ( CRDO) of the Utiel-Requena wine region near Valencia will sign an agreement at a press conference together with Carmen Perez,  the Director of the IVCR ( Valencian Institute for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage ) and  with the Archeologist responsible for

Winetasting for bloggers in Utiel.   Wednesday 7 April saw a special winetasting event held at the Bodega Redonda, HQ of the CRDO Utiel-Requena. This was on the initiative of Catavino.

17th Artisan and Quality Sausage Fair, Requena 2010.   Requena's annual sausage fair proved ever popular despite the snow falling on Saturday! Crowds enjoyed this important tourist and serious gourmet fair in minus temperatures.   Beginning in the Sausage marquee the gastronauts had a choice from 5 of the 12 exhibitors affiliated to the Requena Sausage Makers Association ( www.embutidoderequena.

Requena Sausage Fair 12-14 February 2010.   Valencia´s gastronomic year really takes off in a fortnights time with the Sausage Fair in Requena.   The 17th Exhibition of quality artesan made sausages and other meat products is one of the regions most popular as well. Organised by the Consejo Regulador de la Iniciacion Geografica Protegida ( C.R.I.G.

Utiel-Requena wine week 23-29 November 2009.    The regulatory body ( CRDO ) for Utiel-Requena wine district of Valencia is promoting the wines of the region again this coming week. A series of events starting with a trade presentation ends with a wine disco. Perhaps most interesting is the event in Colon Market between 27th-29th where the  CRDO will take a corporate stall for a public tasting of

European Wine tourism day comes to Utiel-Requena 8 November 2009.   Sunday 8 November sees an open door policy at the bodega members of the Ruta del Vino organisation of Utiel Requena. The ruta del vino is a tourist arm of the wine area aimed at promoting the food, wine and other tourist interests such as walking and adventure holidays in the area.   Some 20 plus bodegas will open their doors and

Utiel Gastronomica 2009   Friday 16 October saw the opening of Utiel's gastronomy fair held in the open air in the Paseo de Alameda, close to the Rio Magro.   This year, possibly due to cooler weather and the the economic crisis numbers attending were down but the fairs organisers still declared it a great success. Utiel is one of the two major towns on the plateau which gives it's name to the