First campaign for Alicante wine will leave 1.4 million liters less production

Harvest is already a reality in the province of Alicante. earliest in memorybecause the strong heat favored the ripening of the grapes and meant that seasonal workers responsible for the harvest began work three weeks earlier than usual. A campaign that will lead to a decrease in the harvest, and therefore, with the effect of high temperatures and drought in the last months, 1.4 million liters reduction in wine production, which represents a 10% decrease. Meanwhile, the industry hopes to close the year with sales very similar to last year, when it rebounded pre-pandemic figures, amid suffering from a horizon full of uncertainties due to the complex economic context.

It was seen coming, and it finally happened. Harvest for the wine industry in the province started well in advance, in the second week of August. the normal thing is that the harvest is done at the end of this month or at the beginning of September.. Behind this fact lies the vagaries of the weather, because the ripening process of the grape was accelerated and incidentally in some areas it did not reach the right size or was directly burned. But this is not the only situation that will affect the harvest, because Drought in recent months has also caused a decrease this stands at 10% as a whole.

This decline will have a direct impact on wine production, as the 45 wineries that make up the Alicante Denomination of Origin (DO) will produce 1.4 million liters less than expected. final volume will remain at 12.6 million. Apart from all these, it will be necessary to see the final quality of the grapes as some changes may occur in the physicochemical parameters of the fruit in the places most affected by the heat and lack of water.

The reality is that the industry is already involved and the facts are moving between neighborhoods. One of the oldest wineries is Casa Sicilia from Novelda, whose land is already working at full intensity to harvest the oldest varieties such as Moscatell and Albariño, which are a feature of the company. “Our production level is very similar to last year, so we will be able to reach 100,000 liters of wine. The quality looks good too,” said Susana Arias, one of the winemakers. Regarding the market situation, “We don’t know what will happen, because there is too much uncertainty. In any case, we are a small winery that promotes ecotourism and helps us sell our wines.”

Andrés Carull, manager of the Vinessens winery in Villena, makes the situation worse. Production, we will be able to do business as usual”. The scenario facing this company, which exports 90% of its wines, is also uncertain. “Raw materials – he emphasizes – are subject to great volatility and We have serious problems in transferring prices., because customers don’t understand and don’t want to take on increases. Also, the international context is complex and they have problems everywhere.”

And how do you see that from DO itself? His manager, Eladio Martín Aniorte, emphasizes that for this year:our forecast is to repeat last year’s saleswhen we managed to recover the pre-pandemic numbers”. The turnover of wineries affiliated with the Council was over €34m in 2021, compared to €30m in the previous one during the hardest part of the health crisis. “Summer -Aniorte- is going well for us, but autumn and of course next year The outlook for it is complicated due to the economic situation”.

Source: Informacion

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