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El Ancon. Quality wines from Bodegas Insulares Tenerife
In 2005, the associates of the Comarcal de Icod decided to become a member of the Insular Wineries Association Tenerife (BITSA. But the winery’s history …

Cumbres de Abona. A co-op’s success with wines made from the highest-growing grapes in Europe
When the council of Tenerife initiated the Insular Winegrowing Plan to build five regional wineries in the late 1980s, Arico wasn’t one of them. But …

Crater. The nuance and subtlety of elegant and enjoyable wines
The Cráter winery emerged at a time when Tenerife was trying to rejuvenate its winegrowing culture and tradition, slowly moving toward the production of quality …

Contiempo. A research nursery that has resulted in great wines
Two estates of five and six hectares, located in the municipalities of Güímar and Arafo, that years ago used to be the major dessert grape …

Brumas de Ayosa. The scenery’s added value to entrapping wines
They kept augmenting the number of members by incorporating many other viticulturists, expanding their production and presenting attractive new products to the market. Their social …

Altos de Trevejos. Sparkling wines at the center of a great project for wine tourism
On the path to the Teide National Park, if you are coming from the South, passing through Vilaflor, the highest town in Spain, you will …

Volcan. The distinctiveness of each grape
Though he started out studying veterinary medicine, Elías Santos Guerrero soon discovered that his vocation was oenology: “when my brother invited me to a harvest …

Vega de Gáldar. The surprise that came from Northern Gran Canaria three centuries later
The north of Gran Canaria and, more specifically, Gáldar, is one of the least wine-focused areas of the island, but this winery is located in …

Señorío de Agüimes. A municipal project to invigorate the primary sector and generate wine enthusiasm
This winery is the result of a unique project launched by the city government of Agüimes, arising from its concern that inhabitants might abandon the …

Plaza Perdida. The new wine from Mount Lentiscal, where tradition remains alive
There are very few centenary wineries that have survived in the region of Mount Lentiscal, those who still have a press room with a screw …

Mondalón. Wines that are the flagship and the raw material of R&D products
Juan Manuel Cruz Hernández began producing wine in 1992, when he joined a neighbor who had decided to use the grapes from a few vines …

Los Lirios. Tradition and innovation in varieties with the imprint of volcanic soil
Among the diverse historical wineries that still remain in the region of Mount Lentiscal and at the foothills of the Bandama Peak, there is one …

Los Berrazales. A sustainable winery ideal for wine lovers on holidays
The Agaete valley is one of the most beautiful and unique of Gran Canaria’s enclaves, with a subtropical microclimate in which local agriculture offers the …

La Higuera Mayor. A dream come true: saving grandpa’s tradition
Since he was a little boy, Luis López would listen to his mother tell him stories about the fig trees that used to grow on …

Frontón de Oro. Gran Canaria’s wines that succeed on the US market
The winery Frontón de Oro, that launched and participated, among others, in the creation of the Denomination of Origin Gran Canaria, was established almost by …

Agala. Gran Canaria’s highest vineyard, at 1,300 meters
Bodegas Bentayga is the only winery in the hilltop area of Gran Canaria at an altitude of over a thousand meters above sea level. It …

Rubicon. The La Geria country house as the origin of an exceptional scenery
Worldwide, La Geria district is perfectly well known as a unique vine growing region on an overwhelming landscape of volcanic ash. There are various wineries …

Los Perdomos. Surprising productions and blendings from Lanzarote’s best grapes
The story of this winery kicks off in 1995, when Francisco Perdomo and an oenologist from the Teguise agro-industrial complex decided to partner up for …

La Grieta. Also northern Lanzarote has wines to offer
Ricardo Socas Romero, a man from a farmer’s family who likes the countryside, was encouraged by a friend to set up a winery. He runs …

El Grifo. The taste of tradition and the value of innovation
One of the ten oldest wineries of Spain (1775), the current owners (the brothers Juan José y Fermín Otamendi Rodríguez-Bethencourt) launched a decisive enterprise policy …

Bermejo. The new image of Malvasia from Lanzarote
On a rural vineyard over sanded cropland covered with volcanic ash, protected by dry-stone walls, a huge monkey-puzzle tree rises towards the sky. It points …