Hi Andy,

More or less there is a co-operativa in every village, and I also have friends who work vineyards in Gandesa. You have to understand that most of the farmers get subsidies/grants etc on their harvest, therefore they get more money.

I dont know about 6 cents per kilo, sounds awfully low to me, but like everything else, shop around, there are plenty of private wine producers, and the Mayor of Gandesa himself produces his own label and this year he's paying 22 cents per kilo.

Bear in mind as well that it's not necessarily the quantity of the grapes that are produced, it's the sugar content that gets the price up.

Hope this helps.

Jools