On Sunday, October 26, the second edition of the Canarias Wine Challenge, organized biannually by La Cava de Pi\u00f1ero, took place at the Ad\u00e1n Mart\u00edn Auditorium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was a magnificent and unmissable event that culminated the following day with a wine and music festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three pairs from the team (Terroir a Ciegas) went with the intention of enjoying Tenerife in its broadest sense: landscape, villages, climate, gastronomy, viticulture, and, of course, the Canarias Wine Challenge. Felipe Pardo and I had the goal of repeating last year’s victory. It was not possible. This time we were not successful, but our friends Josep Gallego and Daniel Monson\u00eds did make it to the grand final, although luck eluded them and they did not make it onto the podium. It was another experience that we certainly hope to repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wines in the initial phase were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Domaine Guiberteau. Saumur 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Marisa Cuomo. Bianco 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Eulogio Pomares. Carralcoba blanco 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Bodega Tamer\u00e1n. Lomo de los Ingleses 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ \u00c1lvaro Palacios. Finca Dof\u00ed 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Bodegas Paco Garc\u00eda. El Mir\u00f3n del Humilladero 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selection was difficult for everyone. Getting one wine right would put you in the final. The three whites made us extremely dizzy. The List\u00e1n Negro from Tamer\u00e1n was very good, but we couldn’t detect the Canary Islands. The Finca Dof\u00ed was tremendous, a great wine. We considered Paco Garc\u00eda’s Garnacha, but as we had already chosen one (Tamer\u00e1n), we didn’t dare to repeat the variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final stage was not easy either, in this case because, according to the finalists, some of the wines had evolved more than expected, which made it difficult to see clearly what they were. These were the wines in the final stage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ L’O de L’Origan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Vi\u00f1a Mein. Emilio Rojo. Vi\u00f1a Mein 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Kistler Vinayards. Les Noisetiers 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Quinta de Muralla. Alanda 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Zuccardi. Piedra Infinita 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Chateau Haut Brion 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winning pair was Daniel L\u00f3pez and Javier Bueno, who also pocketed a prize of \u20ac5,000. In second place were Juan Francisco Fari\u00f1a P\u00e9rez and Aday Ben\u00edtes Mendoza, who won \u20ac1,500. And in third place were Joan Casajuana Cunill and Toto Regalado Garc\u00eda, with a prize of \u20ac500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We still have many more competitions, tastings, and good times ahead of us, but we will definitely return to the Canarias Wine Challenge at La Cava de Pi\u00f1ero if we have the opportunity. This event was perfectly organized by Raquel and Ra\u00fal Pi\u00f1ero, whom we can only thank for regularly carrying out an initiative like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Ad\u00e1n Mart\u00edn Auditorium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife hosted the second edition of the Canarias Wine Challenge 2025, a biannual event organized by La Cava de Pi\u00f1ero that combines wine, talent, and a passion for viticulture. Between tastings, landscapes, and great labels, the spirit of Canarian wine shone once again on an unforgettable day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3043],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n