The municipality of Bullas celebrates its Wine Festival from September 20 to 29 with activities for all ages as a prelude to the Patron Saint Festivities and during the harvest season.
Yesterday, the extensive program was presented at the Tourism Qualification Center of the Region of Murcia along with the poster, designed by Rubén Lucas, winner of the contest of the poster announcing the Wine Festival 2019. For nine days, there will be exhibitions, routes of the Promotional wine, thematic night, tasting workshops, children's ride, Harvest Day, etc .. Not forgetting the appointment of Master of Wine that this year falls to the person of Juan Pedro García, anthropologist and wine historian.
In the presentation ceremony was the General Director of the Tourism Institute, Francisco Bernabé, accompanying the Mayor of Bullas, María Dolores Muñoz, the Councilor for Celebrations, Paqui Fernández, and the Councilor for Tourism, Águeda Fernández.
Also, Rubén Lucas attended that received the check worth 200 euros after being his proposal the chosen one among all.
Also, the presidents of the Regulatory Council of the PDO Bullas and the Wine Route, Francisco Carreño and Toñi Fernández, respectively, attended.
The Mayor mentioned some of the outstanding events such as the activities to be held on the morning of Sunday, September 29 in the Plaza de España: Inauguration of the Fountain of Wine, the traditional grape tread and the Blessing of the First Wort, which It can be tasted by attendees.
All accompanied by the music and dances of the Peña La Uva.
In addition, he advanced that this year we will have again the "show cooking" where wine and gastronomy are mixed with chefs of high standing.
For its part, on the Wine Festival, Bernabé said that "it will value the wines of this denomination of Protected Origin, to the town and to all those who work directly or indirectly in this sector."
The Wine Festival, is a traditional and popular holiday that reflects the transformation of the grape into wine through the joint effort of both farmers and specialists who work in the wineries and who contribute significantly in the process of its elaboration, agreed to point out Those present at the presentation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas