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SEPTEMBER 2004.
SCOTT SILVERMAN
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Scott Silverman, Organic Program Manager de New
Average Natural Hope, and Edward Field, from Bodegas
Iranzo, enjoys a Crianza during a visit to the Winery. |
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SEPTEMBER 2003.
FINCA
CAÑADA HONDA - BARRICA obtains the 1st prize, Wine
category in new American oak barrels, in the competition
at Pabellón del vino, organised by la Feria de
Utiel and Utiel – Requena C.R.D.O.
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Finca Cañada Honda - Barrica obtains the
1st prize, Wine category in new American oak barrels,
in the competition at Pabellón del vino,
organised by la Feria de Utiel and
Utiel –
Requena C.R.D.O.
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SEPTEMBER 2003.
INAUGURATION OF NEW PLANT
IN THE WINERY.
In its unceasing efforts to
optimise the quality of its wines, Bodegas Iranzo has
introduced a number of improvements in the winery which
will come into service during the 2003 vintage.
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These include
the purchase of a cooling plant to control fermentation
temperature; the installation of a screw press, the most
appropriate for obtaining quality red wines; the installation
of conveyor belts to transport the fermented grapes to
the press while avoiding damaging them; and the installation
of two 11,000-litre stainless steel floating lid fermentation
tanks. |
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JULY 2003.
SMOS (SOIL MOISTURE AND
OCEAN SALINITY) MISSION CAMPAIGN OVER CAÑADA HONDA.
France and Spain,
both members of the European Space Agency, carried out
a field campaign to validate the data supplied by METEOSAT
to measure soil moisture and ocean salinity levels by
observation from space. The campaign also involved the
Satellite Climatology Group of the University of Valencia,
the Institute for Mediterranean Desertification Studies
and Barcelona Polytechnic University. |
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JULY 2003.
BODEGAS
IRANZO GAINS NOP – USDA CERTIFICATION, CERTIFYING
ITS WINES AS ORGANIC IN THE US MARKET.
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Ecocert International,
a body accredited by the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA), certifies that Bodegas Iranzo wines comply with
the requirements of the US National Organic Program (NOP). |
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JULY 2003.
FINCA CAÑADA HONDA
HONOURED AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION, LONDON.
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Finca Cañada Honda – Barrica 2000
received a “Commended” award at The
International Wine & Spirit Competition in London
http://www.iwsc.net
It is worth remarking that this was the only Spanish
organic wine honoured at the competition. |
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JUNE 2003.
METEOSAT, TERRA AND ACQUA
SATELLITE CAMPAIGN OVER CAÑADA HONDA.
This was a joint
exercise by ESA and NASA to calibrate the GERB and CERES
sensors over the VALENCIA ANCHOR STATION, located at Cañada
Honda. The campaign also involved the Satellite Climatology
Group of the University of Valencia, Barcelona Polytechnic
University and the National Meteorology Institute, who
programmed several passes over the estate to record measurements
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JUNE 2003.
AWARD AT THE JAPAN WINE CHALLENGE.
TOKYO.
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MAY 2003.
GIST
(GERB INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TEAM), INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES
OF ESA AND NASA, VISITS CAÑADA HONDA. |
On 18 May, a group
of scientists from the Universities of Valencia and London,
and representatives of the European Space Agency and NASA,
visited Cañada Honda to organise the joint mission
involving both organisations’ satellites and the
Valencia Anchor Station, located on the estate.
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MAY 2003.
BRONZE MEDAL AT THE NATIONAL
QUALITY ORGANIC WINES COMPETITION.
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Finca Cañada Honda – Cask Fermented
Merlot 2000 was awarded a Bronze Medal at the National
Quality Organic Wines Competition in Córdoba,
organised by Córdoba Provincial Council. |
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APRIL 2003.
SECOND PRIZE AT THE VALENCIAN
COMMUNITY WINE COMPETITION ORGANISED BY “ELS BODEGUERS”.
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Finca Cañada Honda – Crianza 2000
was rated as the second best Crianza wine in the
Valencian Community, which includes the Alicante,
Valencia and Utiel-Requena D.O.’s, by the
Asociación Els Bodeguers, the trade association
for the wine distribution sector in the City of
Valencia.
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APRIL 2003.
SILVER MEDAL AT THE CONCOURS
MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES.
Finca Cañada
Honda – Barrica 2000 was awarded a Silver Medal
at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, held in Brussels.
http://www.concoursmondial.be
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MARCH 2003.
EXHIBITION OF WINES IN LOS ANGELES
(CALIFORNIA).
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At the invitation of Mountain People, Bodegas
Iranzo was present at The Natural Products Expo
West Anaheim Convention, held in Los Angeles, California.
The estate’s various wines were exhibited
and sampled at a tasting session organised by Mountain
People at the Marriot Anaheim Hotel. |
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JANAURY 2003.
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UTIEL-REQUENA D.O. PUBLISHES A LENGTHY
ARTICLE ABOUT BODEGAS IRANZO IN ITS SECTION DEVOTED TO OUTSTANDING
WINERIES. |
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Issue number 10 of the magazine “Color-Aroma-Sabor”,
edited by the Utiel-Requena D.O., carries a lengthy
article about Bodegas Iranzo with numerous illustrations.
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The same issue carries another article about
the district’s flora micro-reserves, particularly
featuring the micro-reserve on the Cañada
Honda estate. |
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JANAURY 2003.
BODEGAS IRANZO REPRESENTED
AT MILLESIME BIO. NARBONNE. |
As it has done every other
year since 1999, Bodegas Iranzo exhibited its wines at
Millesime Bio, held this year in Narbonne, France.
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