The presentation of these ethnographic routes took place at the La Orotava Town Hall. It was in charge of the mayor, Francisco Linares; the mayor of Agriculture, Alexis Pacheco; the president of the La Orotava Valley Wine Regulatory Council, Jesús Corvo, and Zebenzui López, representative of Cultania.
Linares has emphasized the need to carry out actions like this one that allow projecting, recovering and disseminating culture, traditions and customs in order to continue “keeping them alive”, as well as favoring the economic development of the primary sector, in this case of the wine industry. which provides “extraordinary wines, a usable instrument of canariety”, adds Linares.
Wine itineraries can be done with family, friends, or as desired, since they promote wine tourism, hiking and the projection of cultural heritage in a unique environment with high quality wines.
The mayor Alexis Pacheco stresses that this initiative is intended to make the wine sector visible and give greater projection. For this reason, the itineraries are complemented with information of interest such as influencing the origins of viticulture, since centuries-old vines are preserved in the municipality, dating the first vines from the 16th century. The importance of volcanic soil in the wines is also underlined and, as in La Orotava, the native varieties of red grape predominate, enhancing the deep volcanic touches provided by the terrain.
The braided cord of the La Orotava Valley is a unique vine driving technique in the world. This particular form of cultivation, formed by harrows that can exceed ten meters in height, is on the way to the declaration of immaterial BIC.
In the Canary Islands, 54 different varieties of grapes are grown, about twenty unique in the world. The listán blanco is the most widespread white grape variety in La Orotava. All this information can be found in these four itineraries: Cepas centenarians, Volcanic reds, Entre cordones and Listán blanco de Canarias.
