Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
An unrivalled test of strength, character and mind-body excellence. The motto says it all: “Normal limits do not apply”.
Nowhere else is the awesome power of nature to create and to destroy more apparent than on Lanzarote. One of the seven Canary Islands belonging to Spain, Lanzarote is only 120 km from the West Coast of Africa. On this island that captivates visitors with its dramatic scenery, picturesque villages and unique style, probably one of the toughest races in the world is held every year.
The race is fully supported by the Canarian and Local Government. Club La Santa holds the license for the Ironman Lanzarote Spain and is the organizer of the race.
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The event was a resounding success as more than 4,000 samples of Lanzarote’s Denomination of origin wines and tapas were served.
Last Saturday 4th June, some 1,500 people gathered in the luxury port of the Marina Rubicón to celebrate the new Food & Wine festival. During the five hours of the festival more than 4,000 samples of Lanzarote’s excellent Denomination of origin wines and tasty tapas were served to an extremely appreciative public.
The figures just go to show the success of the event which was organised by the Regulating Council of Lanzarote’s Denomination of Origin wines in conjunction with the Marina itself and the island Council’s “Savour the Flavour of Lanzarote” campaign and also with the support and collaboration of the Yaiza town hall and Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce.
The festival, which is the second of its kind to be celebrated on the island after last November’s festival in the marquee at Teguise, was held with the participation of eleven local wine producers; El Grifo, Guiguán, La Geria, Los Bermejos, Martinón, Reymar, Rubicón, Stratvs, Tierra de Volcanes, Vega de Yuco y Vulcano de Lanzarote and five restaurants; La Casa Roja, Casa Brígida, Lanis, El Maño and Afrodite.
Throughout the morning entertainment was provided by the lively sounds of a batucada percussion band, and there were several raffles in which the lucky winners won bottles of Denomination of Origin wines.
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
It was the only Spanish wine awarded a prize and it received the third highest mark.
The Canarian El Grifo wine was the only Spanish wine to be awarded a prize at the 2011 World of Malvasia Wine Competition. This world-renowned competition, sponsored by the International Vine and Wine Organisation (OIV), took place recently in Croatia. The local Lanzarote-produced wine was given the third highest score in the competition, winning a total of 89.83 points.
The El Grifo wine with its delightfully strong aroma is both complex and persistent. It is a blend of traditional wines from three vintages; 1956, 1970 and 1997. This sweet malvasia was made using grapes which had been slightly ‘raisined’, that is allowed to dry whilst still on the vine then the fermentation process was halted by the addition of vinic alcohol.
It is the second time that a Canarian Malvasia wine has received such a high accolade in this International Malvasia Competition, after also receiving an award in 2009.
This is the third gold medal won so far this year by the El Grifo winery, a Lanzarote Denomination of Origin producer, in competitions held by the International Vine and Wine Organisation.
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
500 bottles of Dry Malvasia and 500 bottles of Red wine produced by Lanzarote vintner La Grieta are soon to be enjoyed by the demanding Japanese market.
Five hundred bottles of Grieta’s Dry Malvasia and another 500 of its 2010 Red will soon be wending their way to Japan, one of the world’s most discerning consumer markets. Lanzarote wine makers La Grieta, located in Punta Mujeres, produces regulated appellation wines that are classified as Designation of Origin “Lanzarote wines”.
The La Grieta wines have been picked up on by a prestigious importers of Spanish wines in Japan who sent a representative from their Barcelona office to visit winemakers Ricardo Socas and Sabina Leeuwenburg in Lanzarote last November. After sending a selection of wines to their head office in Japan for tasting, they were given the go-ahead to ship out 1,000 bottles which will be distributed in restaurants, hotels and bars in the capital Tokyo as well as the region of Kansai which includes the cities of Osaka, Kioto and Kobe.
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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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