After a successful harvest in 2023, 'Bodegas La Grieta' is "proud" to be the first in Lanzarote to start the bottling process of its high-quality wines. This year, the island has experienced one of the "most abundant" harvests in recent times, with "more than 3.2 million kilos of grapes harvested, one million more than the previous year."
Malvasía Blanco Seco is the reference that La Grieta has begun to bottle. In this first phase, "more than 3,000 bottles" have already been produced, and this number is expected to increase progressively each week. The bottling process is carried out with a quota of grapes from different varieties, with 'Malvasía Volcánica' being the main one par excellence. With this first production, the winery is preparing to "offer a new range of wines that reflect the richness and diversity of Lanzarote's terroir."
According to Nereida Pérez, secretary of the Regulatory Council of the Designation of Origin Wines of Lanzarote, this year's harvest has been one of the "most successful" in the recent history of the island. "This harvest has been the fourth most abundant harvest since the Regulatory Council has been collecting data," says Pérez. "The favorable climatic conditions, including the rains in February and March," have significantly contributed to this key moment for the sector.
"This year's harvest has been one of the most successful in the recent history of the island"
"This year, the island's wineries arrived practically empty to the harvest, which allowed them to receive more than three million kilos of grapes without problems." "Now the interesting thing is that all the wineries are going to have enough wine, to go to the fairs or so that the shelves do not fall, which is so difficult to achieve," adds Pérez.
The average selling price of the grape has ranged between "3.20 and 3.50 euros per kilo, which reflects the high quality of Lanzarote's grapes and justifies the price of the wines in the market." "In the end, Lanzarote's wine has the price it has because of the costs and because of our landscape. Let's not forget how difficult it is to cultivate a hectare of vineyard in Lanzarote," explains Pérez.
With these expectations, the Regulatory Council "reaffirms the quality" of Lanzarote's wine industry. "The passion, dedication and effort" invested in this harvest will be reflected in each bottle that comes out of each and every one of the island's wineries. This year, both wine lovers and experts will be able to enjoy Lanzarote through the essence masterfully captured in its wines.
