Lanzarote wines are hoping to ride on the success of the event organised on the island by Spain’s influential Appellations of Origin body.
The CECRV organisation is the umbrella body for the governing councils of all the regulated wine-growing regions in Spain and holds annual events to celebrate the importance and success of locally produced wines.
The annual Wine Day in May, which includes a formal collective toast replicated throughout the CECRV’s more than thirty regions, took place a few days ago at the Casa-Museo del Campesino in Mozaga and drew a sizeable crowd of wine enthusiasts and local producers, who raised a collective glass to the good health of the thriving sector in Lanzarote.
The head of the regulatory council of the island’s wines Jorge Rodríguez took the opportunity to underline the economic, social and cultural importance of Lanzarote’s wines and the work done by Appellations of Origin to guarantee the quality of the wide range of wines produced. “They play a key role in the identities of rural communities, contributing to the preservation of traditional farming heritage, and are often a significant element of the local economy” added Rodríguez.
Lanzarote volcanic soils produce wines that regularly scoop awards in Spain and further afield, with recent accolades going to two of its best-known wineries, Bodegas El Grifo and Bodega Erupción, who won gold medals at the wine competition organised by Spain’s Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and Mundus Vini. The event, held last January, attracted over participants. The island also picks up frequent medals at specialist international competitions such as the World Extreme Wines Awards, which recognise wines grown in particularly challenging conditions and landscapes.
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