Lanzarote wines can now apply for aid to participate in VinEspaña and Bacchus

The public company GMR Canarias facilitates the sending of wine samples at no cost to companies

EKN

January 9 2025 (15:02 WET)
Vine plantations in La Geria. Lanzarote wine.
Vine plantations in La Geria. Lanzarote wine.

The public company Gestión del Medio Rural de Canarias (GMR) promotes the projection of Canary wines by sending productions from those wineries in the archipelago that wish to participate in the VII Edition of the VinEspaña National Wine Competition and the XXIII Bacchus International Wine Competition.

VinEspaña, organized by the Spanish Federation of Oenology, will be held on February 12 and 13, 2025 in Zaragoza, while Bacchus, the only competition in Spain recognized by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), will take place in Madrid from March 30 to April 4.

In both competitions, GMR, which reports to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Canary Islands, facilitates the sending of wine samples from Canary wineries at no cost to companies, thus promoting the sector's participation in these prestigious oenological events.

In this sense, the CEO of GMR Canarias, Juan Antonio Alonso, highlighted the importance of these events to “position the wines of the islands on the national and international scene”, and stressed “the quality and uniqueness of these elaborations, as well as the professionalism of the Canary Islands wine sector”.

This action is part of the “Grow together” strategy of the Government of the Canary Islands, a project that "promotes synergies between the primary sector and tourism and that integrates the zero kilometer product into tourist consumption and reinforces the Canary Islands brand as a quality gastronomic destination, highlighting its commitment to sustainability and the territory".

 

Instructions to participate

For VinEspaña, the completed and signed registration form must be sent to the email promocion@gmrcanarias.com and the merchandise must be delivered to the GMR Canarias facilities before January 15, 2025, duly packaged and with the collection order that GMR will issue after receiving and verifying the data on the form.

In the case of Bacchus, the form must arrive at the aforementioned email address before February 14, 2025 and the merchandise must arrive at GMRs before February 25, 2025, complying with the same packaging and collection order conditions as in VinEspaña.

 

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