The Regulatory Council of the Designation of Origin Navarra has celebrated the official act of recognition of the nine wineries whose wines make up the Navarra D.O. Wines Selection 2026. These references will be responsible for representing the appellation in the various promotional activities that will take place throughout the year.
The D.O. Navarra Regulatory Board presented the new edition of its 2026 Wine Selection at an institutional event held at Cámara Navarra, where the work of the distinguished winemakers was highlighted. Each year, this selection brings together the wines with the best scores in a technical tasting and becomes the image of the appellation at fairs, presentations and promotional activities both in Spain and in international markets. During the event, accreditation diplomas were presented to the representatives of the selected wineries. Fernando García, commercial delegate of Bodegas Príncipe de Vianathe diploma for the white wine "Príncipe de Viana White Edition 2025".Javier Leoz, president of San Martin Winerythe one for aged white wine "The Magic Calm 2021".Jesús Astrain, Agronomist Engineer from Pagos de Araiz Winerythe one in pink "Pagos de Araiz Rosé 2025"Alejandro Gomez Mangione, owner of Cirsus familythe one for aged rosé wine by ".Pago de Cirsus Rosée Grand Cuvée Special 2024"Esteban Ayerra Reta, founding partner of Ayerra Winerythat of "Ayerra Red 2025"Koteto Ezkurra, sales delegate for the northern region of Inurrieta Winerythat of "Altos de Inurrieta 2021"in the category of crianza reds; Iñaki Olaberri, winemaker from Aroa Winerythat of the Garnacha red wine ".Aroa Mutiko 2023"Silvia Peña and Tomás Santos, winemakers and managers of La Cantera FarmGran Tinto D.O. Navarra for "Gran Tinto D.O. Navarra".SH 2023"and Irene Guede, communications and marketing manager of Bodegas Ochoathe one with the sweet white "Ochoa Moscatel Late Harvest 2024".
The Navarra 2026 D.O. Navarra Wine Selection has been defined after a blind tasting conducted by an independent jury made up of professionals from the tasting panel of Vinoselección, the largest subscription-based wine club in Spain. In total, more than 160 wines from more than 40 wineries belonging to the appellation were evaluated. The references with the highest scores were chosen in the following categories: White Wine D.O. Navarra, White Wine D.O. Navarra with Crianza, Rosé Wine D.O. Navarra, Rosé Wine D.O. Navarra with Crianza, Red Wine D.O. Navarra Añada, Red Wine D.O. Navarra with Crianza, Red Wine Garnacha D.O. Navarra, Gran Tinto D.O. Navarra and Sweet Wine D.O. Navarra. The event was attended by José María Aierdi, Minister of Rural Development and Environment of the Government of Navarra, together with David Palacios, President of the Regulatory Council D.O. Navarra, who presented the awards. After the ceremony, the attendees were able to taste the selected wines in a relaxed atmosphere enlivened by live music.
In his speech, David Palacios highlighted the importance of this recognition: "This event marks the official presentation of our selection of wines, showing the character and excellence that distinguish our appellation. For the participating wineries, it represents a strategic branding opportunity and an outstanding showcase backed by the solid promotional work we carry out both nationally and internationally". For his part, the Regional Minister for Rural Development and the Environment, José Mari Aierdi, pointed out that "both the Government of Navarra and DO Navarra agree on the need to go further in promotion, in the search for new markets and in giving prestige to the quality of our wines because, in such a competitive market, quality is what sets us apart".
In this sense, Aierdi congratulated the wineries recognized for their wines for being an example of this.
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