This is the ninth winery to join the CORPINNAT project since the brand was officially launched on 10 April in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. Since then, many wineries have expressed interest in joining, and some have already begun the process of passing the audits that will allow them in, as Huguet-Can Feixes, Júlia Bernet and now Mas Candí have done in recent weeks.
CORPINNAT is a collective brand registered in the European Union at the end of last year and open to all sparkling wine producers located within the territorial boundaries set by the brand. The CORPINNAT territory covers a geographical area of 46 municipalities – all those in the Alt Penedès and some in the Baix Penedès, Alt Camp, Anoia and Baix Llobregat – where, for geographical, geological, climatic and social reasons, native varieties have always been grown to make sparkling wines.
Likewise, all wineries seeking to join CORPINNAT must comply with or adapt to the brand’s rules of use, which set out, among other requirements, hand harvesting, certified organic grapes, the use of historic varieties – with particular emphasis on native ones –, the entire winemaking process on the estate, ageing of more than 18 months, a guaranteed minimum price for winegrowers with a gradual increase, and a commitment to rigour and self-discipline.
