The wine of Neiba Red, rose and white wines from the Neiba region could be commercially available by next year. The first wine production produced by the Plaza Cacique experimental station in Neiba turned out 2,000 bottles. Inocencio Cuevas Herasme, who is in charge of the station, told El Caribe newspaper that the first round of commercial production will be available early next year after the January harvest. He said that an advantage of the Neiba production is that while it normally takes a plant three years to develop, grapes in Neiba can be harvested after one year, a fact that has surprised the Italian technicians who are serving as advisors to the project. Grape harvesters in the southwestern area of Neiba produce 40,000 to 45,000 quintals (about 46 kilograms or 101 pounds per quintal) of grapes yearly in 3,000 tareas (one tarea is equal to 629m2). Local brands will include Ney Rose, a blend of the Aramon vine that originally came from Spain and a French Aramon vine grape. Ney Blanco c omes from French Colombard blended with Fiano and Vermentino. Ribera de Panzo, a red wine, is produced from Tempranillo and Cabernet varieties.
