The Navarra Designation of Origin officially brings the harvest to an end with the cutting of the last bunch of grapes in Olite by the Regional Minister of Rural Development, José Mª Aierdi, and the president of the Control Board, David Palacios.
The wineries and winegrowers of the Navarra Denomination of Origin have harvested 43 million kilos of grapes. With the last grapes for the "late harvest" wines still to be harvested, the Control Board officially marked the end of the harvest in the region with the cutting of the last bunch of grapes by the Regional Minister of Rural Development, José Mª Aierdi and the President of the D.O. Navarra, David Palacios in Olite.
Thus ends a harvest that began around August 20 in localities of the Ribera Baja and Alta areas. This harvest has been characterized by a drop in production, with a decrease of 13 million kilos, the good quality of the grapes and the good work and effort of the 84 wineries and 1,600 growers who have collected grapes from more than 9,000 hectares of vineyards, taking constant decisions due to the abundant rains.
"This year's harvest will be remembered as a short and heroic one. The grape growers and wineries have worked hard, making decisions at every moment marked by the heavy rains that have accompanied us throughout the campaign. The ability to make decisions must be agile and carries a great responsibility because it marks the quality of the grapes of the new vintage. And it is precisely this good work that has made it possible to harvest the grapes in their best condition. In addition, it is worth noting the generally good ripening that augurs the production of wines of exceptional quality", The president of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Navarra, David Palacios, pointed out. For his part, the Regional Minister for Rural Development and the Environment, José Mª Aierdi, expressed his satisfaction with the wine. "We must recognize the work of the winegrowers in a very complicated campaign due to the abundant rains and, in general, the work of all the agents involved in the chain. We are in a moment of uncertainty in the wine market and it is necessary that winegrowers, wineries and administration work together to know how to position our product. On the one hand, because its quality deserves it and, on the other hand, because viticulture is a great ally of the local economy and the development of our rural areas".
The Denomination of Origin Navarra is widely recognized for its rosés, its emblematic Garnacha and the characteristic transverse freshness in all its elaborations. Its vineyards located in northern Spain, some of them with the highest latitude in the country, give it a privileged location with a confluence of climates, Atlantic and Mediterranean, exceptional.
The D.O. Navarra is divided into five distinct production areas, five unique terroirs that give the wines a profound differential character: Baja Montaña, Valdizarbe, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta and Ribera Baja. About 70% of the vineyard is occupied by native varieties such as Garnacha and Tempranillo and 86% of the grapes produced are reds and 14% are whites.
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