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Brussels approves the Spanish Nerpio nuts as a new geographical indication

Walnut Kernel
Spain
Published May 23, 2023

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The European Commission has approved this Monday the incorporation of Nueces de Nerpio de España to the Register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO). These are dried walnuts obtained from walnuts of the native variety of Nerpio, grown in the Taibilla valley basin, in the southern area of the Sierra de Segura.

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According to the executive, in this environment of medium-high mountains, of dolomitic limestone rocks, the environment is typically agroforestry, in which the native fruit of Nerpio has found its natural ecological niche, perfectly adapted after successive selections made by farmers. of Nerpio since the 16th century. This new denomination will be added to the list of 1,626 ...
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