SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 31 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Councilor for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Cabildo de Tenerife, Javier Parrilla, has presented the results of the vintage report for the year 2022, from which it can be deduced that controlled grape production on the Island is growing for the third consecutive year.
“Controlled grape production has chained, since 2019, three consecutive years of growth, with an increase of 10 percent compared to 2021, which translates into more than 500,000 kilos of grapes,” explained Javier Parrilla.
The island manager pointed out that this harvest has been characterized by having a good production and stressed that the sanitary state of the harvest at a general level is good. The year 2022, in addition, has been the second year, since data is available, in which more controlled kilos of white grapes have been registered, only behind 2006.
“Consumers are asking for more and more white wine, which means that white grapes are in great demand, and reach very high prices in the case of some minority varieties. One of the highest, even at the national level,” Parrilla remarked.
Specifically, the report states that grape prices in 2022 were competitive and remained at levels similar to those of 2021, with minimum prices always higher than 1.50 euros per kilo, reaching 3.38 euros per kilo. kilo in white varieties such as Malvasia.
Javier Parrilla wanted to recall that the task of the insular president, Pedro Martín, since the beginning of the mandate has been to promote the promotion of wines from the six denominations of origin, both in the insular market, and mainly in the Peninsula and the rest of Europe.
“We have some unique grape varieties that provide significant added value to wine production and that is why we continue to work so that our wines are present on the best menus and wine bars in the country,” he added.
The Denominations of Origin of Abona, Islas Canarias and Tacoronte-Acentejo account for more than 75 percent of the controlled production, with some 1,400,000 kilos of total production, while the other three remaining (Valle de Güímar, Valle de La Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora) control the other 25 percent.
Regarding the production of white grapes, the Abona DO concentrates almost 40 percent and that of the Canary Islands 30. On the other hand, the controlled production of red grapes, which continues with a downward trend, is dominated by the DO Tacoronte-Acentejo, with values close to 50 percent of the island’s production.
