Innovation projects

We are yesterday because tradition makes us defend a piece of land in its singularity and we are tomorrow because our proposal of material union with that same land will bring more and more fruits.

Our sustainable way of managing the vineyard embodies our commitment to respect our terroir through respect for the land. We believe that sustainable practices allow us to preserve the beauty and richness of our environment, keeping soils healthy and alive so that future generations continue our passion for traditional viticulture.

Viñasostenible Project

Viñasostenible Project In January 2020, the winery launched the Viñasostenible project with the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) and its Advanced Fruit and Viticulture team. The first stage of this project affects an area of 40 hectares of the winery’s territory. In addition, Viñasostenible is a pilot project included in the Rural Development Program of…

Project for the recovery of native varieties of the Pamplona Valley

BeruésVino de la Cuenca, a project to promote the viticultural and oenological heritage of the Pamplona Valley based on the Berués variety. Bodega Otazu, in its commitment to innovation in the wine sector, has presented a project for the recovery of native varieties initiated in 2017 in collaboration with the UPNA with which it has…

Vegetable cover

Vegetable cover Plant cover: allows us to reduce, in a natural way, up to 45% of grape production, this being the first step in the process of selecting the best raw material. Likewise, for more than 20 years, at Otazu we have combined different plant covers, alternating plants such as fescue, whose short roots act…

Technology and cartography

Technology and cartography Bodega Otazu collaborates with TRACASA, AIN (Industry Association of Navarra) and UPNA (Public University of Navarra) in a research project that develops technology and precision mapping for vineyard management. Winegrowers and winemakers are aware of the existence of differences, more or less accentuated, both in the quantity and quality of the grapes…

Proyect BIOVID

Proyect BIOVID The project “New biocontrol strategies against botrytis in vineyards in Navarra”, BIOVID, focuses on researching new strategies for the control of Botrytis in vineyards under different agroclimatic conditions in Navarra, based on the inhibitory action of yeast strains and evaluating their influence on winemaking processes. The final objective is to seek sustainable and…

Solar panels and significant reduction of carbon footprint by 2030

Solar panels and significant reduction of carbon footprint by 2030 In order to reduce our energy consumption and achieve zero net emissions by 2030, from 2022, Bodega Otazu will have 230 photovoltaic solar panels, which will occupy an area of 796m2. The installation of these panels represents a total power of 175.12 kWp, which will…