Wine tour in Lanzarote: Vineyards, wines and cheeses

Full Day Wine Tasting Tour

This tour is a cultural journey through the wine production of La Geria, a unique inherited science, which will teach us the particularity of these vineyards.

You will taste a selection of wines from three of Lanzarote's best historic wineries (Bodegas Rubicón, El Grifo and Los Bermejos) within the La Geria wine region, a protected landscape unlike any other in the world.

This excursion is educational with a deep focus on geology and culture, linked to the production of wine in Lanzarote. You will also learn about the generations of people who have worked for centuries to develop the vineyards of Lanzarote.

1. Bodegas Rubicón

The history of Bodegas Rubicón dates back to 1570. At Bodegas Rubicón, the wines are Rubicón dry, Rubicón semi-dry and Rubicón sweet.

You will accompany them with another of the gastronomic jewels of the Canary Islands: goat's cheese from Lanzarote.

El Faro semi-cured, cured or soft cheese is offered for tasting, with distinctions in competitions such as the last World Cheese Award.

2. El Grifo

The oldest winery in the Canary Islands and among the ten oldest in Spain. It has been producing wines continuously since 1775 in the same winery in El Grifo. In El Grifo there is a free/unguided visit to its museum and we will taste 3 wines, accompanied by cheese.

3. Los Bermejos

For several centuries it belonged to one of the most important families of Lanzarote. With the turn of the century, it was given a new impulse, and in a few years it became the leading winery on the island.

This visit consists of a half an hour explanation, starting in the vineyards telling the context in which the wines of the island are born, passing to the interior of the winery with a brief explanation of the winemaking process and ending in the shop showing the variety of wines.

At the end of the visit, each person has a tasting of two wines to choose from with a cheese 'tapa' and sponge cake.

Contemplate, breathe, feel and rejuvenate

Vineyards

In 1500, the Cortijo de La Geria was one of the most precious and richest on the island of Lanzarote. No one imagined that soon hell would break loose in Timanfaya and long years of volcanic eruptions would devastate villages and fields and change the landscape forever.

After years of struggle, losses and expansions, generation after generation, the desire to involve visitors in a piece of the history of Lanzarote continues.

In the words of César Manrique:

«It's about living for the future, contributing to building a clean, intelligent, alternative quality of life. We must not falter, we must keep going, be vigilant and keep the critical consciousness alive, because the future is never achieved, we have to do it from the present. It is about making the tourism industry coexist with the defence of the territory and its own culture. And that coexistence is possible, but, above all, necessary, obligatory to not live with backs to the future. »

Wines

Today, Senda takes you on a visit to 3 wineries, whose historical-artistic heritage has more than three centuries of history and is backed by hundreds of awards. The wineries we visit have the guarantee of quality Denominación de Origen Lanzarote and are awarded annually in the most prestigious international wine competitions: Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Decanter Awards, Berliner Wein Trophy, Vinalies Internationales, Concours International de Lyon and AWC Vienna.

Cheeses

Lanzarote cheese has formed an important part of the island's culture and tradition.

The production of cheese has been a practice that farmers have used to conserve surplus milk.

In Lanzarote, cheese is made mainly from goat's milk, specifically from the Majorera breed, which is native to the island.

Fresh cheese, soft cheese, semi-cured cheese, cured cheese and signature cheese are the main varieties that you can find in Lanzarote's cheeses.

A trip for all the senses

We will start our trip in the the Valley of la Geria , located in the heart of the island. An overwhelming landscape of lava and mantles of volcanic characteristics of Lanzarote.

On this wine tour we will tell you about the history of the island and how the locals have managed to turn the arid landscape of Lanzarote into an advantage for the cultivation of vines, using a unique method that has turned La Geria into a Protected Natural Area.

You will also be able to taste the resulting wines . La Geria, the heart of Lanzarote.

In this lunar landscape, where the volcano Timanfaya last spat out ash and rocks in the 18th century, grapes are grown in a way that is unique in the world: to protect the fruit from wind and sun, the vines are planted in pits of "picón" surrounded by walls of volcanic stones, called "enarenados".

The grapes are collected during the months of July and August, to make a wine, mainly white, with golden reflections and floral effluvium known as Malvasía. We have prepared two spaces for tasting that will vary depending on the weather: embraced by the vineyards or between barrels inside the cellar.

We have prepared two areas for the tasting, which will vary depending on the weather: surrounded by the vineyards or between barrels inside the winery.

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