The insular Institution is committed to improving the promotion and sales channels of wines, characteristic of their way of cultivation and the influence of Forastera Gomera.
Casimiro Curbelo assures that the wine transformation of the islands and its modernization “are key to being a sector with a future that influences the conservation of the landscape.”
Angélica Padilla highlights the serious consequences that the drought is having on the production of the wine sector
This Thursday, the Cabildo presented the island's wine guide. A commitment to the dissemination and commercialization of this sector in which 13 wineries are brought together under the designation of origin 'Vinos de La Gomera'. This publication includes a tour of the different types of wine that are produced, as well as the characteristics of their crops, marked by the rugged geography and weather conditions that occur on the slopes and terraced ravines dedicated to the vineyard.
The island president, Casimiro Curbelo, explained that the guide constitutes a promotional tool complemented with information in two languages on the characteristics of La Gomera wines, placing special emphasis on the foreign La Gomera wine and its particularities. “Now we have a document in dual format – paper and digital – that gives us an x-ray of the sector and each of the wineries,” he pointed out.
Curbelo added that the quality and success of La Gomera wines "are an example of the commitment acquired by winegrowers and winemakers. Women and men who have put their efforts into turning the vine into one of their livelihoods, contributing to the revitalization of the sector and the conservation of landscapes." Along these lines, he highlighted the work that has been carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development and also by the Regulatory Council of Denomination of Origin Wines of La Gomera.
The La Forastera La Gomera has become the jewel of island viticulture, providing a series of characteristics that allow the production of a very wide range of dry, semi-dry, fruity and sweet wines, explained the Minister of Rural Development, Angélica Padilla, who pointed to the guide as an instrument of interest for both residents and visitors.
New measures to avoid crop failure
The Island Council is working on different actions to solve the decline that has been recorded in recent harvests, the main factor of which is the lack of rain and the abandonment of some growing areas. In this sense, he detailed new measures such as the improvement of the bases that govern aid to the sector, the promotion of the recovery of wine-growing areas and the incorporation of young winegrowers, along with the modernization of production systems.
Padilla announced the imminent modification of the image of the labeling of wines with designation of origin. “This is one of the steps we have taken in this commitment to renew the image, just as we are doing with the Food of La Gomera quality seal.”
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