Good grape quality and an early harvest characterize the grape harvest that begins in the Navarra Denomination of Origin in localities of the Ribera Baja and Alta with white grape varieties such as Chardonnay and Moscatel de Grano Menudo (Muscatel de Grano Menudo).
Harvesting begins in the Denomination of Origin Navarra and it does so by setting a milestone in the records for its earliness. With an advance of one week with respect to a usual campaign, it is estimated that around 68 million kilos of grapes will be harvested, which represents an increase of more than 17% with respect to the harvest obtained in 2021, according to the forecasts made by the Viticulture and Enology section of the Government of Navarra (EVENA). The increase is led by the Garnacha grape, which returns to its usual production. This harvest is the earliest in history due to the persistent drought and the chain of heat waves that have marked very high maximum and minimum temperatures on the thermometer since the end of spring and the beginning of summer to date. On the other hand, the scarcity of water has caused the grapes to present a good condition because they have hardly been affected by atmospheric conditions that could trigger disease. "We are being forced to bring forward the harvest. Thanks to the know-how of the wineries and winegrowers, the grapes are harvested at the optimum time and in an optimum state for the production of a great vintage of wines.. "David Palacios, president of the Regulatory Council of the Navarra Denomination of Origin, said. The vegetative cycle of the vine in this campaign has been marked by a winter with mild temperatures and very dry, with very little rainfall. With this drought, spring began with cold weather. This situation changed in May with the first heat wave. This unusual thermal increase has accompanied the vineyard during the entire ripening period of the grapes.
The localities located in Ribera Alta and Baja are the ones that have started the harvest with the white grape varieties: Chardonnay and Moscatel de Grano Menudo. From now on, 85 wineries and around 2,000 grape growers will harvest the grapes from the 10,000 hectares that make up the wine-growing map of the Denomination. Due to the characteristics of Navarra, among others, the marked differences in climatic conditions between the five areas that make up the region: Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Baja Montaña, Valdizarbe and Tierra Estella, the harvest is staggered and will be completed over the next two months. The grape varieties being harvested and with which the new Navarra wines will be made are the following: white grapes: Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Viura, Malvasía and Sauvignon Blanc, and red grapes: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Pinot Noir.
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