More than 15,000 people liked Raim Wine Festivalthe Vi de la Terra Mallorca traveling festival which, for the first time and after two years of touring the towns of the island, arrived in Palma.
Vi de la Terra Mallorca reports that the Raïm Wine Fest opened its doors this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the Parc de la Mar and extended the great wine festival until 1:00 a.m. this Sunday.
On Saturday lunchtime, a small number of family spectators approached the venue to enjoy the large exhibition of wines on offer. 39 wine estates across the island with more than 100 red, white and rosé wine references. A sample of the great richness and quality of the wines made in Mallorca, of which more than 15,000 people were able to taste this Saturday.
As usual at Raïm, there was also a varied gastronomic offer and, as a novelty, three wine and gastronomic workshops, with three pairs of sommeliers and chefs as Miquel Serra and Josep Juhé; Tomeu Arbona and Josep Avellà; and Ariadna Salvador and Georgia Scaramella. The workshops fulfilled their objective: to show the possibilities and nuances offered by certain local Mallorcan grape varieties such as Mantonegro, Gorgollassa, Giró Ros, Premsal Blanc, Callet, from which unique wines are made, which ‘can’t be found anywhere else in the region. world.
The other big attraction of the day would come from live music from a large central stage, inaugurated by Pitxorines, followed by Wine DJ’s, Cacao, the Menorcan group Avalanx, Chitowsky and Aina Losange, responsible for closing the festival. A scene which, from dusk, brought together a large audience of young people, eager to get to know the great wine festival up close and at the same time enjoy a luxury musical program.
The Raïm Wine Fest arrived this Saturday in Palma after two years of touring different cities of Mallorca with the help of the IGP Vi de la Terra Mallorca –Costitx, Deià, Portocolom, Porreres, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Pollença–. It benefits from the support of Palma City Hall and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment.
For the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martinez It was “a much-anticipated date.” Well, “the Raïm Wine Fest is a reference in the world of Mallorcan wine”. “This is the ninth edition and the first in ‘Ciutat’, but there will be many others“, he assured. “It’s about wine, culture, tradition, a Kilometer Zero product… We want to walk with Raïm and we are delighted that he is there,” he underlined.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, Jeanne Simonetfor his part considered that it was “very important that Vi de la Terra Mallorca comes to Palma”. “We believe that the peasantry goes beyond the Vía de Cintura but the citizens of Palma must be able to know the wines of Mallorca wellthese very important local varieties, which we only find here,” he said. “And especially the young public, who are the future consumers,” he said.
For the president of Vi de la Terra Mallorca, Magdalena Mesquida“Coming to Palma was an important step, because there is another concentration not only of population but also of gastronomic offer.” “And what our winegrowers want is to be known, not only outside but also with us,” he underlined.
