The tasting panel is made up of twenty professionals from the sector who will choose the best productions with Designation of Origin of the Islands
The Official Agrocanarias Wine Competition 2020, organized by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), in its twentieth edition, has 173 wine productions competing to win the award for Best Wine of the Canary Islands.
Today, the first day of tasting took place in Lago Martiánez in the Tenerife municipality of Puerto de la Cruz, in which the Vice-Minister of the Primary Sector, Álvaro de la Bárcena, the director of the ICCA, Juan Manuel Plata and the mayor of the city of Portuense, Marco González, took part.
Deputy Minister Álvaro de la Bárcena explained that "we are starting from scratch after the closure of the HORECA marketing channels (hotels, restaurants and cafes) which has meant an estimated drop in sales of around 80% for the wine sector, so the commitment to the binomial between the primary and tourism sectors must be clear in the reactivation of tourism." The deputy councilor stressed that this contest represents an important opportunity for recognition and promotion for wineries in order to position themselves in local and foreign trade."
For his part, the director of the ICCA Juan Manuel Plata wanted to thank the Institute for the work being carried out to carry out this important competition that has established itself as a benchmark in the Canary Islands.
The mayor of the city Marco González was grateful that the pioneer city of tourism on the islands and the swimming pool complex designed by César Manrique had been chosen to host this event that highlights the quality of the islands' wines and that speaks very well of the work of our primary sector, "which is a key element in our tourist offer that is committed to that Zero Kilometer that also distinguishes us as a sustainable destination."
The regional competition has included productions from different denominations of origin: 43 wines from Abona, 37 come from Tacoronte-Acentejo, 34 from the Canary Islands, 20 from Valle de Güimar, 10 participate from La Palma, 9 from Lanzarote, 8 from the Valle de La Orotava, 6 from Gran Canaria, 3 and 2 from La Gomera and El Hierro respectively and 1 presented by Ycoden Daute Isora.
The tasting panel made up of 21 professionals from the sector will be in charge of choosing the winning wines through the blind tasting system. The winners in this contest that recognizes the best DOP productions, made and bottled in the Archipelago, will be announced on the first days of July.
