Spanish viticulture and wine heritage preservation

Efforts to preserve and study Spanish wine traditions have focused on educational initiatives, historical research, and cultural documentation.

In Alcalá del Júcar, the CRA Ribera del Júcar school launched the ‘Guardians of the Middle Ages’ project, which uses hands-on activities like grape treading and sensory tastings to teach primary students about local harvest customs. Simultaneously, historical research in Jerez de la Frontera has sought to recover the memory of female laborers in the 19th-century wine industry, identifying over fifty women who contributed to the sector despite a scarcity of historical documentation.

Further cultural initiatives include the presentation of documentary shorts in Jumilla as part of the ‘Murcia Rural’ project, which highlights rural heritage and the role of women entrepreneurs. In Logroño, anthropological research has examined the historical significance of Haro’s Calle de las Cuevas, documenting its role in wine production during the late 19th century prior to the expansion of the railway.