The government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, highlighted in Ribadavia the government’s commitment to the wine sector, in which it is investing more than 25 million euros through the budgets and funds of the Recovery Plan to boost the growth of Galician wineries and promote economic activity related to wine tourism.
He did so in the course of a visit to the facilities of Viña Costeira, one of the three Galician wineries that are part of the Graperte project, promoted by the Spanish Wine Federation, which has a contribution of more than 5 million euros from the PERTE Agroalimentary to reinforce innovation in the sector and advance its digitalization. In particular, Viña Costeira and the other two selected Galician wineries (Martín Códax and Terras Gauda) will develop two R+D+I projects to improve the microbiological control and traceability of wine.
Pedro Blanco reported that the Agri-Food PERTE mobilizes about 2 billion euros in aid through its different calls managed by the Ministries of Industry, Agriculture and Science. The first of these calls was managed by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and 4 projects were selected in which Galician companies participate and which receive Government aid of 54 million euros.
“This is another example of the Government’s Recovery Plan funds reaching Galician companies and doing so to transform our expensive economy into a more digital and sustainable model,” said Pedro Blanco, who also highlighted the more than 18 million euros in aid from these funds for the Ministry of Industry’s Destination Tourism Sustainability Plans (PSTD) and Destination Cohesion Actions related to the promotion of Galician wineries and wine tourism.
Bet on wine tourism
In this line, he recalled the 3 million euros in the province of Ourense of the PSTD O Ribeiro-Carballiño, in which are integrated the concellos of Arnoia, Plane Beade, Carballeda de Avia, Castrelo de Miño, Cenlle, Cortegada, Leiro, Melón, Ribadavia, Beariz, Boborás, Carballiño, Irixo, Maside, Piñor, Punxín, San Amaro, San Cristovo de Varlo and Vallo.
Among these actions contemplated in these plans is the enhancement of the wine-growing territories, the improvement of marketing and the promotion of new tourist products linked to Galician enogastronomy, the promotion of sustainable management from the destinations and the empowerment of the Galician enogastronomical territory as a space for tourist development with a strong content in digitalization and gastronomic innovation.
In addition to the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plans, the Xunta de Galicia manages three Destination Cohesion Actions (ACD), with an investment of 14.9 million euros from the Recovery Plan. It is the ‘ACD Charming Accommodations in Galician Oogastronomical Destinations’ (5.5 M€); ‘ACD: Galicia Gastro Experience’ (3,55 M €) and ‘ACD: A sustainable journey between vineyards: Discover the five wine routes of Galicia by electric vehicle’ (5,8 M €).
Sectoral Intervention of Wine (ISV)
Along with these investments, the government delegate reported that Galicia will receive 7.7 million euros from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food within the Wine Sector Intervention (ISV) program for the period 2024-2025 (5.2 M€ in 2024 and 2.5 M€ in 2025). The funds are divided into policies for the promotion of wines in third countries, restructuring and conversion of vineyards for the financial year and the investment programme.
“All these items confirm the support of the Government to Galician companies and productive sectors such as wine,” said Pedro Blanco, who encouraged us not to miss the historic opportunity represented by the funds of the Government Recovery Plan for the transformation and modernization of the Galician productive model.