Territorial Development, governance and Protected Designation of Origin: case study of the PDOs Méntrida, Mondéjar and Uclés

Abstract

This article focuses on the study of the Protected Designation of Origins from the territorial development perspective. The paper investigates the role played by socio-institutional networks in the support to these quality schemes and in the promotion of good governance processes, a key concept in territorial development. To do so, three different Spanish wine Protected Designation of Origins are analysed, Méntrida, Mondéjar and Uclés. They are located in the Autonomous Region of Castilla-La Mancha, and they have similar regional and institutional contexts, but different realities. Given to its constructivist perspective, the results of this study reflect the reality from the contrasting perspectives of the agents of the territory.