Lanzarote´s Wine

Typical Lanzarote Vineyard

You have to thank the volcanic eruptions between 1730 and 1736 for the tasty wine you are drinking today on Lanzarote.


The La Geria area was completely covered in a layer of volcanic ashes up to 2.5 meters. What used to be fruitful land was turned into gray seemingly unusable soil. The local winemaker quickly discovered a clever and successful way to make the most out of the situation and started Dryland Farming which is how the vineyards are still cultivated today.

A round wall of volcanic rocks is build to protect the vine against the passat winds with a funnel shaped inner zone, to help collect morning dew and direct rain to the vine which is planted in the lower lying center.

There are a wide variety of wines from Lanzarote, such as: Malvasia dry, sweet and medium and a sweet Moscatel Liquor. Locally made red wines are a young wine, red wine from the barrel and a red wine treated with carbon for a quicker fermentation. Lanzarote´s wines have received prestigious national prizes.

You can find authentic bodegas and wineries very near to each other with the possibility of sampling wine at many of them. Some of the wineries have their own museum where you can see the traditional methods of Lanzarote´s wine production. Check out the following link for an extensive list of Bodegas on Lanzarote.
http://www.turismolanzarote.com

El Grifo Winery & Museum

A good adress for a Winetasting and Museum Tour is Bodega El Grifo near San Bartolomé where you get to see the ancient wine cellars and tools for making wine.
http://www.elgrifo.com

Stratus winery also offers guided tours every day where you will learn first hand how their wines are made. Reservations are required.
http://www.stratvs.com/index

If you want to do a general tour of Lanzarote with a wine tasting as a perk I recommend VIATOR, an international tour operator offering a full day guided tour.
http://www.viator.com

Cheers!

Sources: http://www.turismolanzarote.com 
 The Feelfree Rentals Team