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The Plenary elected him unanimously at the constituent meeting of the Board of Directors
Pedro Suárez Rodríguez has been re-elected as president of the Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin Wines of Gran Canaria unanimously. Suarez thus revalidates the presidency he obtained in 2018. In his first statements, highlighted the unity that has marked the sector in recent years, which has allowed an increase in the hectares of vineyards planted, quality improvement, new wine brands and the generalization of wine tourism, with the star product of the Gran Canaria Wine Route.
The plenary session is made up of six members representing the wine sector and the same number representing the wine sector., corresponding in both sectors to the Comarca Monte Lentiscal, a representation of one third of the total, and a member representing the Administration.
The director of the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA) of the Government of the Canary Islands, Luis Arraez Guadalupe. That's it praised the improvement of Canarian wines, the increase in surface area and the contribution of wine tourism. All of this, according to the director of ICCA, con Gran Canaria with a very prominent profile. For this reason he congratulated Regulatory Council and wished the new board good luck.
Pedro Suarez He listed the challenges of his mandate. Among them is the generational change, for which steps are being taken, crop improvement, as a way to alleviate climate change, and the consolidation of wine tourism through Wine Route, as extra income for the sector and as a contribution to the island's tourism model.
