A wine from Güimar named the best in the Canary Islands in 2024. This was the ruling of the jury of the Official Agrocanarias Contest for the wines of the Islands, which has chosen for the second consecutive year the Brumas de Ayosa Malvasía Aromática, produced by the SAT Viticultores de la Comarca de Güímar under the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Valle de Güímar (Tenerife).
Established in 1989 in Güímar (Tenerife), this regional winery was formed by the union of fifteen winegrowers with the aim of producing the first bottled wine in the municipality. In addition to this award, other wines from the winery have been awarded the “Best Wine of the Canary Islands” in the 2019, 2020, and 2023 editions.
Currently, it involves the participation of 160 families cultivating their vineyards on estates located between 200 and 1,500 meters above sea level, distributed on difficult-to-access terraces, not mechanized, with vineyards on trellises or in traditional pergola cultivation. The combination of different factors – altitude, volcanic soils, prevalence of the trade winds, high luminosity, and the spring-like climate of the area – enables the cultivation of high-quality grapes.
With limited production due to the quantity of grapes harvested, they produce varieties such as Listán Blanco, Malvasía Blanca, Moscatel de Alejandría, Verijadiego Negra, Negramoll Negra, Listán Negro, and Merlot.
The brands marketed by this Agricultural Transformation Society are Brumas de Ayosa (PDO Valle de Güímar) and Pico Cho Marcial (PDO Canary Islands).
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, and Food Sovereignty of the Canary Islands Government, Narvay Quintero, highlighted the winery’s strong commitment “to quality over quantity,” with a limited production of around 200,000 bottles per harvest, of which about 1,200 correspond to the wine considered the Best Wine of the Canary Islands. “This is an exclusive product made with the Malvasía grape, in this case aromatic, one of the flagship varieties of the archipelago for which these producers have been previously awarded at Agrocanarias,” he added.
Wine chosen for the second consecutive year as the best in the Canary Islands. / El Día
Quality of the Wines
Quintero and the director of ICCA, Luis Arráez Guadalupe, announced the jury’s verdict of the competition held in Lanzarote from April 17 to 19, with 230 entries in this edition.
A total of 58 awards have been granted, including 13 Grand Gold Medals, 26 Golds, and 15 Silvers, in addition to special distinctions for the Best Organic Wine of the Canary Islands, Best Wine chosen by Winemakers, and Best Image and Presentation. These are productions from the eleven PDOs of the archipelago representing all the islands, 161 from Tenerife, twenty-three from La Palma, sixteen from Lanzarote, ten from Gran Canaria, eight from El Hierro, seven from La Gomera, and five from Fuerteventura.
The award for the Best Organic Wine of the Canary Islands went to Pagos de Reverón blanco seco barrica, by Eugenio Reverón Sierra S.L. (PDO Abona), which also received a Gold Medal; and the Best Wine chosen by winemakers was La Cerca (in the category of dry white wines and/or barrel fermented), produced by Productos Importados de Alimentación S.A (PDO Canary Islands), which also received a Gold. This recognition is granted by a panel of twelve professionals representing each PDO and the Canarian Winemakers Association.
The distinction of Best Image and Presentation 2024 was awarded to Conatvs, by Pedro Antonio Martín Hernández (PDO Canary Islands).
During the event, Quintero highlighted the high quality of the entries in this edition of the competition “as recognized by the tasting panel,” and the 29% increase in participation compared to the previous edition, referring to the evolution of Canarian wines in the past years.
In recent decades, the wine industry in the Canary Islands has seen significant growth due to the efforts of viticulturists, oenologists, and winemakers. Their dedication has helped professionalise the sector, resulting in prestigious awards that are part of the government’s initiatives to promote high-quality productions in the archipelago.
### Award Winners
#### Great Gold Medals
##### Dry Young Whites/Barrel-Fermented Whites
– Testamento Malvasía Aromática Barrica, by Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona (DOP Abona)
– Linaje del Pago Malvasía, by Productos Importados de Alimentación S.A. (DOP Islas Canarias)
– Niray, by Agropecuaria El Guanche S.L.U. (DOP La Gomera)
##### Young Reds/Barrel-Aged Reds
– Can, by Bodegas Tajinaste S.L. (DOP Valle de La Orotava)
– Presas Ocampo Tinto Joven, by Viticultura San Juan S.L. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
– Pico Cho Marcial, by SAT Viticultores de La Comarca de Güímar (DOP Islas Canarias)
– Capricho, by Bodegas Marba S.L. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
##### Semi-Sweet
– 1242 M, by Lagar Chasna S.L. (DOP Abona)
– Pico Cho Marcial, by SAT Viticultores de la Comarca de Güímar (DOP Valle de Güímar)
##### Sweet
– Vulcano Dolce, by Bodega Vulcano de Lanzarote S.L. (DOP Lanzarote)
– Gran Salmor, by Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo Frontera (DOP El Hierro)
##### Dry Rosés
– Cumbres de Abona, by Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona (DOP Abona)
#### Aging Category
– Presas Ocampo Gran Alysius, by Viticultura San Juan S.L. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo) – Crianza.
### Best Image and Presentation 2024
The prestigious award for Best Image and Presentation in 2024 was bestowed upon Conatvs.
### Gold Medals
#### Young Whites and Barrel-Fermented Whites
– El Lomo Listán Blanco, by AFECAN S.A. (DOP Islas Canarias)
– 1242M, by Lagar Chasna S.L. (DOP Abona)
– Tagalguen blanco ecológico y Tagalguen, by Juan Jesús Pérez Adrián (DOP La Palma)
– Paisaje de Las Islas, by Bodegas Tajinaste S.L. (DOP Islas Canarias)
– Listán Blanco, by Tabares 4 S.L. (DOP Islas Canarias)
– Pagos de Reverón Maví and Pagos de Reverón Blanco, by Eugenio Reverón Sierra S.L. (DOP Abona)
– Testamento Malvasía Aromática Dry, by Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona (DOP Abona)
#### Young Reds/Barrel-Aged Reds
– Niray, by Agropecuaria El Guanche S.L.U. (DOP La Gomera)
– Flor de Chasna tinto cuatro meses barrica, by Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona (DOP Abona)
– Viña Arese, by Pedro Hernández Tejera (DOP Abona)
– Pagos de Reverón tinto joven ecológico, by Eugenio Reverón Sierra S.L. (DOP Abona)
– Flor de Chasna tinto tradición, by Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona (DOP Abona)
– Hacienda de Acentejo barrica, by José Juan Gutiérrez León (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
Semi-sweet Wines
- Guatimac, by Pedro Hernández Tejera (DOP Abona)
- Flor de Chasna white Frenzy, produced by the Cumbres de Abona Cooperative Society (DOP Canary Islands)
Sweet Wines
- Flor de Chasna Naturalmente Dulce, from the Cumbres de Abona Cooperative Society (DOP Abona)
Dry Rosés
- Linaje del Pago, by Imported Food Products S.A. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
Semi-dry Wines
- Brumas de Ayosa Fruity Sparkling, by the Viticulturists Cooperative of Güímar Region (DOP Güímar Valley)
- Flor de Chasna red crianza 2019 Premium, by the Cumbres de Abona Cooperative Society (DOP Abona)
- Rosa Palo, by Imported Food Products S.A. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
- El Reboso, by Juan Carlos Hernández Bethencourt (DOP La Orotava Valley)
Tea Wines
- Vitega, by Onésima Pérez Rodríguez (DOP La Palma)
Silver Medals
Dry Young Whites/Barrel Fermented Whites
- Viña Riquelas, by Cándido Hernández Pío (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
- Papaíno, by Miguel Enrique Cabrera Viera (DOP Canary Islands)
- Pico Cho Marcial, by the Viticulturists Cooperative of Güímar Region (DOP Canary Islands)
- 7 Marías, by Andrés Ernesto Acosta Armas (DOP El Hierro), El Sitio Malvasía Aromática, by Ranilla Trading S.L. (DOP Canary Islands)
- Brumas de Ayosa Dry White, by the Viticulturists Cooperative of Güímar Region (DOP Güímar Valley)
- Guatimac, by Pedro Hernández Tejera (DOP Abona)
Red Wines, both young and barrel-aged
- Agala Altitude 1050, by Bentayga Wineries (DOP Gran Canaria)
- X Varietal, by S.A.T. Noroeste Wineries of La Palma (DOP La Palma)
- Viña Norte Selection, by Insulares Tenerife Wineries S.A. (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo)
- Altos de Tamuja, by Melania Díaz Alonso (DOP Canary Islands)
Semi-sweet Wines
- Blanco Roto, by Imported Food Products S.A. (DOP Canary Islands)
- Flor de Chasna white Delirium, by the Cumbres de Abona Cooperative Society (DOP Canary Islands)
Dry Rosés
- Brumas de Ayosa, produced by the Viticulturists Cooperative of Güímar Region (DOP Güímar Valley)
Aged Wines
- Linaje del Pago Crianza, by Imported Food Products S.A (DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo), aged.
All the winners in the Official Competition for the best wines in the Canary Islands. / El Día
Competition
The competition is governed by a blind tasting system, where a panel of twenty-two specialists in the analysis of agricultural products evaluated the samples of the contest without knowing their origin, determining with their ratings the productions that have been awarded.
The awarded wines will be able to use the official badge corresponding to the received award for a year (a kind of adhesive medal placed on the bottles) and will participate in the various events promoting Canary products that the ICCA organises throughout the year within and outside of the islands.
Lastly, the ICCA will cover the registration and logistics expenses related to participating in the annual competition of the CERVIM (Mountain Viticulture Research, Study, Protection, Coordination and Valorisation Centre) for those wineries admitted to the Agrocanarias Competition. They will also have the right to the reimbursement of logistics expenses for participation in the national wine competition determined by the Vine and Wine Council.
