David Palacios re-elected president of the Navarra D.O.

June 6, 2018

Palacios has held the position during the past legislative term and has been unanimously reappointed by the plenary session held at the headquarters of the Regulatory Council in Olite.  

David Palacios Algarra has been re-elected president of the Navarra Denomination of Origin after completing his first term, which began in 2012. Palacios will remain at the head of the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin, having been unanimously reappointed by the plenary session held at the institution's headquarters in Olite. Palacios, a viticulturist by profession, is also president of the Spanish Conference of Wine Regulatory Councils (CECRV), vice-president of the European Federation of Origin Wines (EFOW), and president of the Navarra Wine Brotherhood. I approach the new legislative period with renewed enthusiasm but the same responsibility as at the beginning of the last one, with the aim of reviewing what has been done so far to tackle the challenges that the D.O. Navarra has ahead and on which we are already working.", Palacios stated on the day of his appointment.

In recent years, the Regulatory Council has worked on the internationalization of the designation of origin, which is currently present in over 70 countries. Furthermore, it has focused on positioning the brand within its area of influence in the domestic market and specifically within its borders, where it has carried out promotional actions that have won over numerous consumers.The internal market accounts for 68% of the D.O. Navarra's total sales, and sales are increasing in our region. Navarran's claim their wines. Palacios affirms. On the other hand, the D.O. (Denominación de Origen - Designation of Origin) is trying to connect with the new generations and contribute to the relaunch of rosés.that consolidate their leadership in the country"the re-elected president points out, and to bet decisively on training as a vehicle for the dissemination of Navarrese wine culture and the development of wine tourism.

David Palacios will be accompanied by the following elected members of the Regulatory Council: from the Union of Farmers and Ranchers of Navarra (UAGN), Alberto Añón Jiménez, Ángel Lizarraga Monreal, Roberto Flamarique Urdín, Francisco San Martín Sala, Iñaki Marzo Senosiáin, and Serafín Vicente Martínez. From the Association of Wineries of Navarra (ABN) and the Union of Agrarian Cooperatives of Navarra (UCAN): Santiago Labari Saragüeta (Bodegas Piedemonte, S. Coop), Julián Chivite López (Bodegas Gran Feudo, S.L.), Eduardo Sainz Marotías (Bodegas Príncipe de Viana S.L.), Tomás Antoñana Ros (Inurrieta S.L.), Miguel Bujanda Cirauqui (Bodega Nuestra Sra. Del Romero, S. Coop.), and Gonzalo Celayeta Escudero (Bodega San Martín, S.Coop.).

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