CORPINNAT wineries begin harvesting traditional varieties and pass the first audit accrediting the brand's quality standards

September 3, 2018

Harvest

The wineries that currently make up the CORPINNAT collective brand –Gramona, Llopart, Nadal, Recaredo, Sabaté i Coca, and Torelló– have begun harvesting the traditional varieties and have undergone the first audit accrediting the main quality standards that define the collective brand. The second audit will be carried out in the vineyard during this same harvest and the third, at the winery, in the autumn during the winemaking process.

The quality audits are carried out by inspectors from Bureau Veritas, the auditing company that will certify compliance with the quality standards set out in the brand’s rules of use: grapes sourced exclusively from the CORPINNAT production area (the heart of the Penedès), from organic vineyards owned by the producing winery or linked to it through long-term contracts with the winegrower, of the varieties authorised by CORPINNAT, picked by hand and transported in optimal conditions to ensure that they reach the winery fresh and intact.

White grapes and harvest shears on a stone

This 2018 harvest, the first for CORPINNAT as a collective brand registered in the European Union, is proving noticeably different from those of recent years as a result of the heavy rainfall, especially during the first half of the year. The abundant rain has replenished soil water reserves, which were at a minimum due to the drought accumulated during 2016 and 2017, but it has encouraged the appearance of downy mildew in varieties such as Macabeu, although the CORPINNAT wineries have closely monitored the development of this fungus in the vineyard to minimise its effects and state that it will have no impact on the quality of the 100% organic grapes.

The winemakers of the six wineries that currently belong to CORPINNAT agree that this year’s harvest is in good overall health and is especially well suited to making great sparkling wines with medium and long ageing, the essence of CORPINNAT.

CORPINNAT wineries begin harvesting traditional varieties and pass the first audit accrediting the brand's quality standards

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