Comme l’aurait dit madame Claude à propos de monsieur K : il besogne dur le Juan Antonio de l’ASEVIN car dans son nouveau courrier le programme de l’événement s'est considérablement étoffé en quelques jours. Vous jugerez par vous-même mais tout de même sous le plomb de ses mots il me semble facile de soupeser la légèreté du travail. Mais bon, si ses mandants gobent ses justifications besogneuses, libre à eux, c’est leur argent, pas le mien. Pour ma part je trouve que de le voir patauger ainsi dans la semoule à un côté pitoyable et j’ai pour tradition de ne pas tirer sur les ambulances. Quant au dénommé Jay Miller je ne l’embaucherais même pas pour laver les verres...

De toute façon vive le furtif !

Dear Sirs,

The Association ASEVIN, in name of the totality of the 21 wineries it represents, issues the following statement to confirm and reiterate the following points in relation to the case of the visit of Jay Miller to Jumilla (Murcia), published in the blog http://jimsloire.blogspot.com/ and others :

1.      On the 2nd of November 2011, ASEVIN sent a communication to web-blogs, which published (in JPG format) an email containing confidential information from ASEVIN directed to its recipients, in which the web-blogs were informed that the maintenance of this JPG image on their sites could result in legal action being undertaken.

-The blog http://www.berthomeau.com/ proceeded to remove said image from their site.

- The blog http://jimsloire.blogspot.com/ continued to publish entries on the 2nd and 4th of November.

ASEVIN STATES AND CONFIRMES THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

The seminar/conference and the visit by Jay Miller was never confirmed by us and the corresponding contract was to be signed after the 10th of November, since the entire The Wine Academy team was not in Spain at the time.

 The Wine Academy of Spain has temporarily cancelled the visit of Jay Miller to the region of Murcia.

Neither ASEVIN nor The Wine Academy nor The Wine Advocate will be able to charge any economic quantity to the wineries for the visit of Jay Miller to wineries in the region of Murcia nor for the tasting of their wines.

ASEVIN assumes full responsibility for the charge which was to be made to the wineries – which the mail refers to – and confirms that the request for payment was made by ASEVIN, not The Wine Academy or Jay Miller. “We, ASEVIN, assume the responsibility for ‘requesting the wineries’ to pay economic quantities to cover the costs derived from the possible seminar and tasting (the visit to Jumilla was not included in the official programme of The Wine Advocate, which will take place at the end of November. Therefore, ASEVIN asked TWA to make it possible for Jay Miller to visit Jumilla (Murcia) to offer his opinion on this region’s wines). We sincerely apologise for any misunderstanding which may have ensued and for any damage which may have been caused to Jay Miller, The Wine Academy, Pancho Campo, Robert Parker and The Wine Advocate.

ASEVIN, in the case that Jay Miller’s visit to Jumilla actually pulls through, commits to directly paying The Wine Academy of Spain the amount agreed upon to cover all costs for the organisation of said seminar-conference, as well as the tasting of Monastrell and the fees of Jay Miller and Pancho Campo. This amount will also cover the costs of travel, fees and accommodation for three persons from The Wine Academy who will assist ASEVIN in setting up, providing the logistics for, and promoting, the event.

ASEVIN’S proposal to TWA to visit Murcia arises from the interest of wineries in the area, which form part of our association, in receiving Jay Miller’s opinion about Jumilla, and in gleaning better insight into the US and Asian markets.

Bearing the conditions stated above, in the case that The Wine Academy and Jay Miller would reconsider their visit to Jumilla, the programme of events would be as indicated below:

 24th November: Arrival of Jay Miller and The Wine Academy team. Visit to a wine maker of Jay Miller’s choosing

25th November: Visit to two wine makers of Jay Miller’s choosing

25th November (afternoon): Visit to two wine makers of Jay Miller’s choosing

26th November: Visit to wine makers of Jay Miller’s choosing

26th November (times to be confirmed):

·         6pm to 7pm: Conference by Pancho Campo and Jay Miller about US and Chinese markets for the media and professionals in the wine sector from the region of Murcia

·         7:30pm to 9pm: Tasting and seminar about the Monastrell grape and the wines of Murcia. 12 Murcian wines will be tasted (those which have obtained the highest Parker points).

·         Venue: Salones Pio XII

Juan Antonio Ruiz Jiménez

      Secretario ASEVIN

Tlf. 968716121-667560182

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