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Wineries that produce DOP wines have up to 5 May to register through the electronic headquarters of the Government of the Canary Islands or in person
The Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA) has published the Resolution calling for the Official Agrocanarias Wine Competition 2025 aimed at recognizing the best wine productions with Protected Designation of Origin (DOP) made and bottled in the archipelago.
As explained by the director of the ICCA, Luis Arraez Guadalupe, the pageant, which will be held in Fuerteventura 27 al 28 May 2025 and in Tenerife the 3 of June, It has twelve different categories according to the type of grape and the method of production, and has the purpose of promoting these productions of the archipelago, “granting a quality badge to all award-winning wines and offering wineries support in the marketing of their differentiated quality productions to an increasingly demanding consumer in a global market”.
The application admission period will end at 23:59 hours of 5 May 2025. To access the registration application and obtain additional information, you can access the electronic headquarters of the Canary Islands Executive through the link: https://sede.gobiernodecanarias.org/sede/procedimientos_servicios/tramites/4287
Young dry whites and barrel-fermented whites can participate in the contest., young reds and barrel reds, semisecos, semidulces, sweets, sweet malvasias, dry rosés, liqueur wines, of tea, sparkling, breeding, and reserve.
The productions presented must correspond to qualified batches and commercial brands available on the market., and comply with current legislation and regulations of the sector. Besides, a part of them must be available for marketing at the time of registration.
On the other hand, all wines must correspond to the vintage 2023 o 2024, except for the children, reservations, teas, sweets, of liquor, sparkling wines and sweet malvasias. Within each type and brand, different wines can be presented, as long as the labeling indicates the differences in the preparation. The sample presented must come from a homogeneous lot, whose stock in the warehouse at the time of registration must meet the requirements established in the contest rules according to the quantity. These will be delivered to the ICCA facilities at the Oenological Station. (Bodega Experimental), located on the El Boquerón Highway in Valle de Guerra (The Lagoon), before 13:00 hours of 12 of May.
The contest will be governed by a blind tasting system, where the tasting panel, made up of twenty tasters, specialists in the analysis of agri-food products, will evaluate the samples without knowing their origin, awarding the Great Gold Medals with their evaluations, Gold Medals and Silver Medals, and the special distinctions of Best Canary Islands Wine, Best wine chosen by Canary Islands winemakers, Best Image and Presentation, and Best Organic Wine of the Canary Islands 2025.
The preliminary phase of the contest will be held on 27 of May and the final 28, in Fuerteventura. The winemakers' tasting will take place on the day 3 June in Tenerife.
The product chosen as the Best Wine of the Canary Islands 2025 will star in a report that will be published on the website of the autonomous organization and sent to various general and specialized media in agricultural information and gastronomy., for dissemination. Besides, The distinguished productions will be able to use the official badge of the award received for one year and will participate in the different development and promotion events that the ICCA organizes throughout the year..
Finally, The ICCA will cover the registration and logistics costs corresponding to participation in the annual CERVIM contest. (Research Center, Studies, Protection, Coordination and Valorization of Mountain Viticulture) of those wineries that have been admitted in the Agrocanarias Competition. In addition, They will be entitled to payment of the logistics expenses corresponding to participation in the national wine competition determined by the Vine and Wine Council..
For more details about the required documentation and other specifications of the contest, you can consult the Resolution through the following link: https://sede.gobiernodecanarias.org/sede/anuncios/95a41d2c-d53c-4356-9f6d-bbcd5f0cea9c
