Monday, March 14th, 2011
More than a hundred people attended Bodegas Rubicon vineyard for the presentation and tasting of the exquisite wines produced from last season’s harvest.
The 2010 grape harvest has produced some “excellent” Denomination of Origin wines according to the chairman of the Regulatory Board Javier Betancort at the presentation in the Bodegas Rubicon winery last Friday. More than a hundred people had the opportunity to taste and enjoy the most recent wines produced in Lanzarote.
It is only the third time in the 17 years since the Regulatory Board was created that Lanzarote Denomination of Origin wines have been awarded a rating of “excellent” by the tasting committee. The committee tasted a selection of twenty-five 2010 vintage wines, including ten dry malvasias, six semi-sweet whites, four rosés, three tinto joven reds, a sweet malvasia and a sweet muscatel.
Javier Betancort briefly went over the main facts and figures relating to the sector’s productivity in 2010; a year in which the grape yield barely reached a million and a half kilos – a million less than the average year, but nevertheless a year when sales increased by some 32% on the previous year. Some 1,930,869 back labels were supplied by the Regulatory Board to the 17 member wine producers so that each and every bottle could boast the distinctive logo identifying its quality as a Lanzarote Denomination of Origin wine.
The chairman of the Regulatory Board accredited the positive upturn to the joint action undertaken by the Canarian government, Lanzarote’s inter-island council, the Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce and the Regulatory Board itself, which have worked together to promote Lanzarote wines as a valuable marketing tool to attract quality tourism to the island.
The Cabildo’s Agriculture Councillor, Nereida Pérez, also addressed the presentation and thanked the efforts and collaboration of all those involved in the island’s wine producing sector. She also took the opportunity to underline the importance of the Food & Wine Plan promoted by the Cabildo which has contributed to the promotion of Lanzarote wines as a tourist attraction.
The presentation of the 2010 Vintage evaluation included speeches by wine experts Tomás Pérez (El Grifo vineyard), Alberti González (Stratvs vineyard) and Alejandro Felipe (La Geria vineyard) who summarized the qualities of the excellent white wines, rosés and red wines produced in Lanzarote this year.
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
The series of workshops opens with Javier Betancort speaking about the Regulatory Board that governs the Designation of Origin “Wines of Lanzarote”, followed by another talk by José Juan Otamendi about the future of the island’s wines and vineyards.
On the 4th February at 7pm, Teguise’s Municipal Theatre opens its doors to “Lanzarote Tourism and Viticulture 2011″ – a course of informative and practical workshops organised by the Wines of Lanzarote Designation of Origin Control Board in association with the Friends of Wine Association, Lanzarote Cheese and the José Clavijo and Fajardo Foundation.
The inaugural session kicks off with a talk about how the Control Board works and the characteristics of the Designation of Origin Wines of Lanzarote given by the president of this organisation, Javier Betancort. This is followed by lawyer and co-owner of the Bodegas El Grifo vineyard, José Juan Otamendi, who will address the issue “Lanzarote Wines and Vineyards – an Uncertain Future”.
With the 100 places all but filled, the workshops are essentially aimed at students and people who work in the tourism sector, the hotel trade and restaurant industry. However, they are also open to any member of the public who may wish to sit in on them.
The workshops will take place over three different sessions, in February (pruning season), May (when the vines are checked and treated) and in July or August (time of the grape harvest). The first session ends on Saturday 5th February with a theoretical and practical activity on pruning and harvesting which will be given by agricultural engineer and wine expert Alberto González at the Bodegas Stratvs vineyard starting at 9.30 am. Once this activity is completed, delegates will have the opportunity to take part in a wine-tasting session.
The second session will take place on Saturday 7th May in the socio-cultural centre in Yé and will include a lecture given by the official chronicler of Haría, Gregorio Barreto, followed by a theoretical and practical activity in the area of the La Corona volcano directed by the owner of the Vega de Yuco vineyard and agricultural engineer, Rafael Espino. This second session will also end with wine-tasting in the social-cultural centre.
The date of the third session has yet to be confirmed, but will be held between July and August. The first part will cover the entire process of the grape harvest and the second part will be given by Orlando Ortega, owner of Lilium restaurant, who will talk about how wines are presented, kept and served.
The series of workshops on Lanzarote Tourism and Viticulture 2011 was initially to be held in Spínola Palace but owing to refurbishment work the venue has been changed to the Teguise Municipal Theatre.
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
The Regulatory Board of “Wines of Lanzarote” Guarantee of Origin is collaborating in this campaign which will last from 26th to 30th July.
The tourist website Lanzarote.com will be giving away free guided tours and tastings at the three island wineries to the first 50 customers who book travel to Lanzarote between 26th and 30th July inclusive, with the aim of introducing Lanzarote wines to tourists travelling to the island.
The campaign, in conjunction with the Regulatory Board of “Wines of Lanzarote” Guarantee of Origin and the El Grifo, Rubicón and La Geria wineries, will be seen by around 10,00 daily users who visit the website from around the world.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Lanzarote.com has been renewed!, With the new version of the site, one of the oldest of the Canary Islands, was born a blog that aims to have a lot of projection on the island of Lanzarote, with news supplied by the main sources of information Island and far the most interesting and innovative lanzarote.
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