Do you have bit of land and have been pondering what to do with it? Have you always fancied growing your own wine? Now is your chance.
The “Servicio Insular Agrario”, or the Island’s Agricultural Service, under their campaign “Venta de plantas” (selling plants) are accepting request to buy grapevine plants at a low price. The deadline to present the request is the 31st of January, 2014.
Anybody interested in purchasing a minimum of 100 units should either complete the form attached below and email to agrolanzarote@cabildodelanzarote.com, or call 928 83 65 90 ext 11 / 27 / 44 or in person at the “Granja Agrícola Experimentnal”, the Experimental Agricultural Farm between 8:00 and 14:00 from Monday to Friday before the end of the month.
The varieties available are: moscatel, listán blanco, diego, malvasía and listán negra. Each plant cost 0.20€ and they will be delivered around April. If anyone wants less than a 100 units, they’ll have to wait until May to buy them from the Farm.
So now you have the grapevines. What do you do with them? No worries, they’ll also teach you what to do.
A free course precisely to do that is being organised by “Asociación de amigos del vino y el queso” (Friends of wine & cheese association) with the collaboration of the “Consejo regulador de vinos DO Lanzarote” (Regulatory Council of DO Lanzarote) and the Cabildo de Lanzarote-Agrolanzarote.
Entitled “Jornadas formativas relacionadas con la viña”, or training days in relation to the grapevine, the course will cover subjects such as:
1 - Growing fruit trees: different techniques of pruning and grafting
2 - Growing vines:
a) - Before pruning, pruning and grafting – different techniques.
b) - Fertilizing, raising the stumps, maintenance, etc..
c) - “Despampanado” (removing the vine shoots)
d) - Vineyard maintenance with traditional, organic and conventional treatments.
e) - Care of bunches in finding good quality wines.
f) - Collection and harvest.
g) - Elaborating and care of the wine.
The training sessions will take place during the year, from the 8th of February to the 28th of November 2014 on Saturdays from 9:00 till 12:00 at the Farm.
The deadline to register for the course is this Friday, 24th of January. You can do so until then at the Farm itself from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 13:00, by phone or by email (as above).
So if you are interested, don’t think it twice, hurry up!
For more information about either of these initiatives, please contact:
Servicio Insular Agrario
Carretera Tahiche - San Bartolomé km 1
928 836590 or 91 / ext 27 / 44 / 11