The Ministry of Agriculture has approved the granting of 1.51 million euros to eight projects aimed at modernizing the facilities of wineries and cooperatives in La Rioja.
The Official Bulletin of La Rioja (BOR) includes today, September 3, the resolution by which these aids from the public call 2026 are awarded, aimed at investments within the framework of the Spanish Wine Sector Intervention (ISV) 2024-2027.
The regional government has set a total amount of 1.5 million euros in public subsidies, fully financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (Feaga) for the 2027 fiscal year, following the distribution and budget limits agreed upon in the Sectoral Conference on Agriculture.
Thanks to this financial support, a total investment of 4.3 million euros promoted by the Rioja wine and winery sector will be boosted.
This year's call, processed under competitive bidding, received 18 applications. After the scoring process and the adjustment to the budget ceiling set by the Sectoral Conference, the regional Executive has favorably resolved eight files.
The aids have been granted to Bodegas Santalba S.A., Bodega CM de Matarromera S.L., Unión Viti-Vinícola S.A. Viñedos de Cenicero, Bodegas Urbina S.L., Bodegas Proelio S.L.U. (with two projects), Bodegas Miguel Merino S.L. and Viñedos de Aldeanueva Cooperative Society (with a partial approval).
The Government of La Rioja has also indicated that it conveyed to the Ministry of Agriculture financing needs for these lines amounting to 2.8 million euros which, currently, "have only been covered by 53%, despite the fact that 8.99 million from the financial allocation of the Feaga 2027 exercise remains unassigned from the surplus of the promotion aid in third countries."
The regional Executive hopes that the Government of Spain will address the formal request sent by the community and proceed to redistribute those funds, in order to be able to address a greater number of projects both in this and in other measures of the Wine Sector Intervention.
According to the regulations governing these subsidies, the beneficiary companies must complete the execution of the investments and present the justification of the expenses before April 30, 2027.
With this line of support, the Government of La Rioja reiterates its commitment to the modernization of winery infrastructures, digitalization, and the promotion of a sustainable development model for the regional wine sector.