The Monterrei Designation of Origin has ended the 2024 harvest, again achieving a historic harvest, with 7,694,464.1 kilograms of grapes harvested.
In terms of harvested varieties, 5,498,498.20 kilograms of white grapes were harvested, while 2,195,965.90 kilograms of red grapes were harvested, that is, 71.5% of white varieties and the remaining 28.5% of inks.
The following figures were collected for the different varieties: 4,216,991.70 (Godello), 888,811.30 (Treixadura), 193,914.10 (Albariño), 154,751.10 (Dona Branca), 44,030 (Loureira), 1,655,829.8 (Mencía), 334,680.7 (Araúxa), 153,178.20 (Sousón), 44,509.2 (Merenzao) and 7,768 (Caíño Tinto).
The harvest campaign began on 2 September with the winery Manuel Vázquez Losada and ended on 16 October, with the wineries Fragas do Lecer and Franco Basalo being the last to announce the end of the grape harvest period.
This campaign “can be considered as one of the best in terms of phytosanitary condition of the grape, the favorable climatic conditions throughout the phenological cycle of the vine have allowed to obtain fruits with excellent quality”, the President of the Consello Regulador, Jonatás Gago García, said. “It has been a campaign with excellent results in terms of quality and quantity, due to the increase in hectares in our territorial base, a total of 75 in the last year, which has allowed us to reach historical figures”. Likewise, the president wants to “remember the work of winegrowers and wine-growers, throughout the year, because without them, this would not be possible”.
