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The ICCA makes a space available to producers at this event, in which they will show the quality of the islands' wine production to national buyers and international importers
About twenty wineries from seven Protected Designations of Origin for wines from the Archipelago are participating until Wednesday in the fourth edition of Barcelona Wine Week, an event in which they will show the wine production of the Islands to national buyers and international importers.
He Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA) has made a space available to Canarian producers 70 square meters located in the pavilion 8 of this event, where they exhibit their productions and receive potential clients and distributors. In addition, This autonomous body attached to the Department of Agriculture, Cattle raising, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands has covered the transportation of the wines that are exhibited and offered to taste at the Canarian stand, that on the opening day, celebrated today, has received a visit from Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and food, Luis Planas.
The director of ICCA, Luis Arraez Guadalupe, highlighted the high participation of Canarian wineries in the current edition of this fair and the influx of visitors to the stand Canary Islands, “who agree to highlight the quality and uniqueness of our wines”. “The assistance of the Executive and the support for producers in this meeting is part of the actions to promote agri-food products of differentiated quality from the Islands carried out by the Institute”, added.
The commercial division of Management of the Rural Environment of the Canary Islands (GMR Canarias) also attends Barcelona Wine Week to provide support to your clients (This public company markets the brands of more than 70 Archipelago wineries) and to all the winemakers of the Islands. Among the scheduled meetings, a meeting with representatives of Foodies, company that sells gastronomic products in Spanish airports, to present different collaboration proposals such as the development of a “wine corner” with a Canarian wine dispenser in its establishments.
According to data provided by the organization, BWW will meet at the venue Montjuïc de Fira de Barcelona to representatives of 952 wineries -a 15% more than in 2023- of 73 Spanish denominations, a 650 buyers and more than 20.000 professional visitors. Offers some 70 presentations and tastings in which renowned specialists analyze the challenges of the wine sector. This year the show will address the challenges and trends of this activity, such as the use of unique containers for the production and aging of wine., wine tourism, digitization, internationalization or sustainability in the sector.
