The year of the company’s foundation, Garcia Carrion, can be considered 1890. Then, the great-grandfather of the current owner, José Garcia-Carrion, built a winery of considerable size (for that time) to establish the supply of wine to France, where demand grew due to phylloxera epidemics. However, the Garcia-Carrión family, before the construction of the plant, had been engaged in agriculture and winemaking for several centuries, but mainly to meet the needs of the local market.
Commercial activity extends to more than 130 countries on five continents. Since its inception, Garcia Carrion has become the absolute leader in wine and juice production in Spain. Currently ranks first in wine production in Europe, fifth in the world, and second in juice production in Europe.
Wine Castillo de Covanegra produced in the region Jumilla.
Jumilla (Jumilla) is a denomination (DO) in the region of Murcia in southeastern Spain.
Sandwiched between Yecla in the north and Bullas in the south, Jumilla, a small wine-producing area, is considered the most significant in Murcia regarding the quantity and quality of wines produced. In addition, it is the oldest in the region: it was founded in 1966.
Jumilla’s landscape is characterized by broad valleys and plains, dissected by mountain ranges (Spanish: serranid) running through Murcia between the sea and the Spanish Inland Plateau (Meseta Central).
The most accurate description of this area would be «dry, hot, and harsh». But, despite such an unsuitable, it would seem, climate, vines have been cultivated here since ancient Rome, when the region was already known for its rich, full-bodied red wines.
Jumilla’s wine industry received a significant boost when devastating phylloxera struck neighboring France, creating a substantial demand for wine. However, having avoided losses in the primary wave, Jumilla was attacked by aphids in 1989. But this allowed the region to modernize and refocus on producing lighter and more elegant wines.