July 8-11 Introductory Workshop to the World of Wines in Jumilla

Spanish speakers can learn practicalities of the wine tourism industry and manufacturing process at the Jumilla Wine Museum this July

Jumilla Town Hall is hosting the fifth edition of the University of Murcia’s Introductory Workshop to the World of Wines from Tuesday July 8 to Friday July 11.

This activity, which is ow well consolidated in the summer agenda of training and wine tourism in Murcia and Spain, will take place at the town’s famous Wine Museum.

The workshop is conducted in Spanish is designed both for those who wish to learn about wine for the first time and for those who want to delve deeper into this culture, including students of Biology, Tourism, Catering or Food Science.

With a maximum of 25 places available, registrations are now open and can be formalised through the University of Murcia website at a reduced price of €65 for students and €85 for the general public.

Registration is open until Monday July 7, the day before the course starts, and can be made online here.

New features this time around include a workshop on distillate production, another on the antioxidant properties of wine and new gastronomic routes with visits to vineyards and traditional caves. All this in an accessible, practical and informative format, combining theory with activities such as tastings, food and wine pairings and guided tours.

The local Councillor for Education, María del Carmen Cruz, stressed “the importance of offering educational proposals that, like this one, integrate local identity, wine heritage and cultural tourism. We invite all people in Jumilla who may be interested to take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn, enjoy and value our wine culture even more”.

Meanwhile, the Director of the course, Francisco Guardiola, highlighted the multidisciplinary nature of the workshop, which brings together experts from universities, research centres and the wine sector, with content ranging from oenology to the history of wine, labelling, conservation and international trade.

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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.

Jumilla Tourist Office

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.