Spain: Basque aid for the distillation of Rioja Alavesa wines

The Basque Government Council has ratified the order of the Minister of Economic Development, approving, for the year 2023, extraordinary aid to the wine sector for the distillation of wines covered under the DOCa Rioja for a value of €8 million. budget allocation Aid is established for voluntary distillation carried out between January 1, 2023 and October 30, 2023 for wine produced in the CAE, and protected under the DOCa Rioja, for red and rosé wines. The value of the aid per liter of distilled wine covered by the DOCa Rioja and produced in the CAE is fixed at red wine: €0.925/liter and rosé wine: €0.835/liter. The quantities to be distilled are defined in the following sections: The maximum number of liters that can be distilled is set at 10% of the total production of wine covered by the DOCa Rioja and produced in the CAE in 2022, in the event that it is equal to or greater than 500,000 liters. 15% of the total production of wine covered by the DOCa Rioja and produced in the ...