Food and wine events in the context of an ultra-peripheral wine region : the case of FIVIPAL in La Palma Island, Spain

Abel Alonso, Alessandro Bressan

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperChapter

    Abstract

    In tune with many other wine regions, collaborative efforts, between institutions and industry, of some of the existing ten denominations of origin of wine in the archipelago have culminated in the execution of strategies to maximise the potential of local wine production and in the process, help maintain the local century-old grape growing tradition. Indeed, the recent development of wine and food festivals and ‘fairs’ exemplifies some of the wine sector’s intention to create synergies, and obtain more significant benefits from the existing large contingent of tourists. Among the various events recently established in the ‘Insular Fair of La Palma Wines’ or FIVIPAL, celebrated since 2008 on the island of the same name. Lanzarote Island’s ‘Tasting Lanzarote’, a local own gastronomic festival, started in 2009>, while in 2010 it was the turn of Gran Canaria’s Fair of Wine, cheese and Honey. FIVIPAL, which is at the centre of the present chapter, is celebrated in the second week of December. Comments gathered among some of its organisers indicate the involvement of food sectors other than wine (cheese, honey, agriculture), as well as local arts (folklore, handcrafts), and even an ‘astronomy’ theme. Indeed, La Palma Island is home to a collection of telescopes mainly located at the Roque de los Muchachos observatory, including the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (Lombardi et al., 2008).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationFood and Wine Events in Europe: A Stakeholder Approach
    EditorsAlessio Cavicchi, Cristina Santini
    Place of PublicationU.K.
    PublisherRoutledge
    Pages71-84
    Number of pages14
    ISBN (Electronic)9781315796901
    ISBN (Print)9780415827812
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • wine tourism
    • food tourism
    • La Palma (Canary Islands)

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Food and wine events in the context of an ultra-peripheral wine region : the case of FIVIPAL in La Palma Island, Spain'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this