Wine as a witness to a land
Gastronomic tourism is currently one of the preferred ways for travellers from all over the world to get closer to the reality of the land they visit. Wine is one of the most attractive manifestations of the way of being of the people who grow, work and drink it. That’s why wine tastings in Tenerife will open a door to the hearts of the people of Tenerife.
You will get to know Tenerife through its wines.
Tenerife has no less than five different designations of origin: La Orotava, Tacoronte-Acentejo, Valle de Güímar, Ycoden-Daute-Isora and Abona. Although each area has its own personality and specific peculiarities, they all have many points in common. However, Tenerife’s wine routes take us through harmonious and diverse landscapes.
The soil and climate are the main protagonists in any wine crop. In the case of Tenerife, the volcanic terrain, the regular rainfall regime, the balanced temperatures and the predominance of the trade winds are largely responsible for the personality of its wines. Altitude is another fundamental variable in Tenerife wines.
In addition, the varieties of berries present in the Canary Islands in general and in Tenerife in particular are a very important factor in understanding the peculiarities of the wines of this land. Unique varieties have survived here (the not inconsiderable figure of 21 for the entire archipelago) unrelated to the phylloxera epidemic that invaded Europe in the nineteenth century; a heritage that is very worthy of attention for wine lovers and that will not leave wine lovers indifferent during their wine tastings in Tenerife.
The best way to get to know wine is to taste it... do you fancy a wine tasting in Tenerife?
Through wine tastings, Tenerife shows one of its most authentic, most revealing facets of the island’s culture and, at the same time, one of the tastiest! Do you want to know some options?
Bodegas Monje: Located in El Sauzal, the wine area par excellence in the north of the island, this prestigious family winery (whose origin dates back to 1750) offers a wide range of high-level tastings and tastings that is, without a doubt, among the most outstanding on the island.
A Taste for Wine: They boast of being “the largest wine bar in the Canary Islands”, and they are surely right. From their base in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and with thirty years of experience behind them, they know the world of wine very well. They carry out tastings in which they usually have different winemakers and review all the stages of wine production.
Frontos: The wine from the south of Tenerife is the great forgotten of the island, in a totally unfair way. At the Frontos winery they can show you that the great peculiarities of their crops in terms of soil and altitude (here are the highest vineyards in Europe), together with careful and ecologically respectful work, can give rise to very special wines of the highest quality.
- Unforgettable and Relaxed
- Hobby
- Friends
- Various locations
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- More than 3 Hours
- Moderate
Wine tastings in Tenerife: Diverse experiences around the world of oenology
But there is still more in terms of wine tastings in Tenerife. You can also find more complete experiences that revolve around vine cultivation and wine production on our island, but from a broader perspective.
The House of Wine: Also in El Sauzal, the La Baranda farm is a farm with a long history that belongs to the Island Council. It offers one of the best wine tastings in Tenerife that you can choose. In addition, the Casa del Vino introduces the visitor to other products, to the traditional rural way of life of the Midlands and much more.
Tenerife Wine Experience: History and wine are deeply intertwined. Olga knows this, and leads us down a path in which the past and the grapes need each other to make sense of everything. A very complete and interesting excursion among the vineyards of Tenerife.
"Wine resurrects the pilgrim." – Popular
Don't overlook the experience of wine tastings in Tenerife
Reds, whites, sweets, sparkling wines… Different types of cultivation, winemaking styles, preservation methods… The world of wine is multiplying in Tenerife. Diverse as well as particular, it is an open window to a reality that has often been blurred by other more obvious island charms.
Tenerife is sun and beach, it is natural heritage, it is a volcano and a puddle, but it is also culture. Wine is one of the most certain, and certainly most pleasant, ways to enter this culture; not the high culture of books and philosophers, but the culture of a people, of a work and a territory.
So reserve a little time in your next stay on the island to explore the landscapes adorned by the vineyards and stop at a winery or a guachinche to deal one-on-one with Tenerife wines and the people who give birth to them with all their effort, all their care and all their dedication. It will be a revelation.
Hopefully you have wanted to try some wine tastings in Tenerife and get to know the places where the magic happens, because they are really worth visiting. Now you know, don’t leave your wine tasting at home and get ready to try, to learn… and, above all, to enjoy. Bless you!