The Baluarte Congress Palace hosted the thirteenth edition of Vinofest Navarra on April 17th and 18th, solidifying this event as one of the major wine tourism gatherings in the north of the country. Organized by the Regulatory Council of the Navarra Designation of Origin, the festival brought together twenty-two wineries and recorded the largest attendance in its thirteen-year history.
Pamplona has once again responded with enthusiasm to a proposal inviting attendees to discover, taste, and enjoy a wide selection of wines from the D.O. Navarra. This edition has undoubtedly been one of absolute success: it is the year with the highest attendance at the festival, with two of its three sessions—Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon—completely sold out. Furthermore, the Saturday morning session achieved the highest number of tickets sold for that time slot since the event's inception. A total of twenty-two wineries participated in this edition, presenting their new vintages of white, rosé, and red wines. However, Vinofest Navarra has once again proven that it is much more than a wine exhibition: it is a direct experience with the people behind each wine, an opportunity to learn about their projects, their philosophy, and their production process from the winemakers and producers themselves.
The wineries participating in this edition were Bodega Cosecheros de Olite, Bodega de Sada, Bodega Gran Feudo, Bodega Inurrieta, Bodega Pago de Cirsus, Bodegas Castillo de Monjardín, Bodegas Irache, Bodegas Lezaun, Bodegas Alconde, Faustino Rivero Ulecia - Marqués del Atio, Bodegas Malón de Echaide, Nekeas, Bodega Piedemonte, Bodegas Marco Real, Bodegas Máximo Abete, Bodegas Ochoa, Bodegas Olimpia, Bodegas Valcarlos, Bodegas Príncipe de Viana, Bodegas San Martín, Vinos y Viñedos Dominio Lasierpe and Viña Zorzal Wines. One of the aspects most highlighted by the wineries themselves was the notable presence of young people, a profile that is showing increasing interest in wine and its culture. This fact has been very positively valued by the participating wineries, which see in these new generations the future of the sector and celebrate their growing involvement. The atmosphere during the three sessions was another of the event's strong points, with a dynamic and very positive atmosphere that contributed to the overall success of the event. The wineries also agreed on the growing interest in rosé wines, an upward trend that is reflected in public demand. This boom is particularly significant in Navarra, a region historically linked to the production of rosé wines and whose wine identity is reinforced by this renewed prominence. Each session has had a maximum capacity of 650 people, which has allowed to maintain a comfortable and quality experience for the attendees, who have been able to enjoy more than one hundred different wine references, as well as learn about the wine tourism proposals of the wineries and immerse themselves in the winemaking tradition of the region, all accompanied by live music.
Following its success in Pamplona, Vinofest Navarra will continue its tour in 2026 with a new stop in Tudela on May 23rd, thus reviving this meeting in the Ribera region of Navarre. All details of this event will be announced soon.
David Palacios, president of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Navarra, has highly praised this edition: "Vinofest Navarra is, above all, an event designed for the consumer, an approachable and dynamic way to discover the enormous diversity of our wines and wineries while enjoying the culture that surrounds them. Wine is part of our identity and our way of understanding the territory, and events like Vinofest Navarra are key to bringing it closer to people. This year, moreover, we have seen how that connection is strengthened with an exceptional public response.".
The organization of Vinofest Navarra is possible thanks to the collaboration of Reyno Gourmet and the Government of Navarra through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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