The Denomination of Origin Navarra officially end the grape harvest with the cutting of the last bunch of grapes starring in Olite by the Minister of Rural Development, José Mª Aierdi, and the president of the Regulatory Council, David Palacios.
The wineries and winegrowers of the Denomination of Origin Navarra They have collected 56 million kilograms of grapes. The lack of picking the last grapes intended for wines known as late harvestthe Regulatory Council has made official the end of the grape harvest in the region with the cutting of the last bunch that he starred in in Olite Rural Development Advisor, José Mª Aierdi and the president of the D.O. Navarra, David Palacios.
Thus, a harvest that began around the August 14 in localities of the areas of the Lower and Upper RiberaThis harvest, just as it happened the previous year, It has marked a historic milestone for being the earliest in the history of this wine-growing regionIt has also been characterized by a drop in production, with a decrease of 4 million kilogramsderived from the drought, the latest heat waves and localized torrential rains in some areas. This situation has caused 83 wineries y 1,600 winegrowers they have harvested the grapes from approximately 10,000 hectares of vineyards in a staggered manner and at the time they deemed most opportune.
This year, the harvest has been complex. Viticulturists and wineries have had to pay close attention throughout the entire harvest campaign, making day-to-day decisions, to be able to harvest the grape in its best conditionHowever, the quality of the total harvest is good and we are sure that thanks to it, our wineries will be able to make their best wines to continue conquering the market with their magnificent creations," highlighted the president of D.O. Navarra Regulatory Council, David PalaciosFor its part, the Minister of Rural Development and Environment, José Mª Aierdi, has expressed “We have to value the labor from winegrowers and wineries that have had to make a great effort in a very complex harvest. Likewise, the work of all the agents involved in the chain must be recognized, in order to position our wines as one of the gbroad economic support for the primary sectorbut also for being keys in the development of our rural areas".
Navarra Designation of Origines principalmente reconocida por sus rosés, its emblematic Grenache and the freshness of its white wines, rosés y red winesIts vineyards in the north of the country are divided into five distinct production areas that give the wines their own personality: Low Mountain, Valdizarbe, Estella Land, Ribera Alta y Lower RiberaNear the 70% of the vineyard is occupied by native varieties such as Grenache y the Tempranillo and the 86% of the grapes produced in Navarra are red and 14% are white..icano.
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