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How Jumilla keeps ahead of the pack when it comes to wine and cheese tasting
Discover the secret to the professional training sessions that give Murcia its competitive edge
Recently in Jumilla, the Bodegas Viña Elena winery hosted the second annual workshop day of professional cheese cutting and tastings for the flavours of the northwestern territory of Murcia, to provide niche training for Jumilla’s cheesemakers and wine merchants and enable them to continue to compete on a national level with the top tasting professionals in the sector.These specialist sessions, which are organised by the Asociación Nordeste Región de Murcia, are designed as training events aimed at professionals in the sector and count on the participation of recognised specialists and different presentations.
This year’s edition was inaugurated by Jumilla Mayor Seve González, who firmly stands behind Jumilla’s wine, cheese and other boutique gastronomy businesses as a cornerstone of the municipality’s economy via exports, both nationally and overseas, and thanks to the tourism opportunities that such activities create.
By all accounts, this year’s cheese and wine training day was a success, and contributes to keeping Jumilla as one of the most recognised names in Spain when it comes to wine production, wine tastings and gastronomy.
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Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA Tel: 968 780237 / 663 300779
Oficina de Turismo Jumilla
The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.
Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.
The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)
However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.
These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.
Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.
The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.
Opening hours
Summer
Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
Winter
Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
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