Tenerife Wineries & Wine Tasting: Volcanic Wines and Tours

Why Tenerife wine is worth a day of its own

Tenerife is not only a beach-and-volcano destination. Vines have been part of the island’s agricultural landscape since the fifteenth century, and the combination of volcanic soils, Atlantic influence, steep slopes and large changes in altitude gives the island an unusually varied wine culture.

A winery visit is one of the best ways to understand rural Tenerife because it connects landscape, farming, history and food in one experience. In the north you can explore long-established wine districts and traditional training systems; in the south, high-altitude vineyards climb into cooler conditions above the resort coast.

This guide focuses on wineries and wine experiences that visitors can actually plan around, plus live GoToTene tour inventory where available.

A wine history that reached far beyond the Canary Islands

The vine arrived in Tenerife with European settlers in the fifteenth century and quickly became one of the island’s important crops. By the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Canary wine — especially Malvasía — had a strong export market in Europe.

Tenerife wines became particularly well known in England, and Canary wine appears in the literature of the period, including references by William Shakespeare. That historical trade is part of why wine is still tied so closely to the island’s identity.

Unlike many mainland European vineyards, the Canary Islands escaped the worst effects of the nineteenth-century phylloxera crisis. That helped preserve old vine material and distinctive local varieties.

The five wine regions

Tacoronte-Acentejo covers part of the north and north-east and is strongly associated with red wines, local food and the guachinche tradition.

Valle de La Orotava is famous for its dramatic vineyard landscape and the cordón trenzado training system. Ycoden-Daute-Isora stretches across the north-west and west, an area with a long connection to historic Canary wines.

Valle de Güímar occupies the south-east, while Abona covers a large southern zone where vineyards can climb to remarkable altitudes around places such as Vilaflor and San Miguel de Abona.

For a first wine day, choose one region rather than trying to cross the whole island between tastings.

The cordón trenzado: vines you may not see anywhere else

One of Tenerife’s most distinctive vineyard sights is the cordón trenzado of the Orotava Valley. Instead of keeping each vine as a compact bush, growers braid the long canes together into horizontal cords.

The system is both agricultural and cultural: it reflects generations of adaptation to small plots, volcanic soils and mixed farming. Seeing it in the vineyard is much easier to understand than reading a description of it.

If vineyard landscape matters as much as the tasting itself, Valle de La Orotava should be high on your list.

1. Bodegas Monje — El Sauzal

Bodegas Monje is one of the easiest wineries to understand as a visitor experience because the vineyard, cellar, food and views are all part of the visit. The family’s wine tradition dates back to the eighteenth century, while the current winery combines older techniques with modern production.

The vineyard sits around 500 metres above sea level in El Sauzal within the Tacoronte-Acentejo area. Visits can include the winery and vineyard, tastings and food pairings.

It is a strong choice if you want a guided introduction rather than simply buying a bottle at a shop.

See the official Turismo de Tenerife listing for Bodegas Monje.

2. Altos de Trevejos — high-altitude wine in the south

Altos de Trevejos is one of the most interesting wine stops for travellers staying in South Tenerife because its vineyards show how different the island becomes with altitude.

Turismo de Tenerife describes vineyard holdings around 1,300 metres above sea level in the Llano de Trevejos area, with visits focused on volcanic soils, grape varieties and high-altitude cultivation.

The winery offers guided visits, vineyard walks, tastings and pairings with local products. Because visit formats can vary, reserve in advance and confirm where the experience starts.

See the official Turismo de Tenerife listing for Altos de Trevejos.

3. Bodegas Ferrera — Valle de Güímar

Bodegas Ferrera represents another side of high-altitude Tenerife wine, this time in the Valle de Güímar. Official Tenerife tourism material highlights the estate as a place to combine vineyard landscape, altitude and guided tasting.

It is a good fit if you want a wine-focused trip without driving all the way to the island’s north-west. The wider Güímar region is known especially for fresh whites, though local producers work in a range of styles.

Use the winery’s current booking information for tasting formats and access; do not rely on an old blog itinerary for operational details.

4. Bodega El Lomo — Tegueste

Tegueste is one of the north-east’s strongest agricultural areas, and Bodega El Lomo is a useful stop if you want to connect wine with the wider farming landscape rather than treat tasting as an isolated activity.

The area sits close to La Laguna and the Anaga side of the island, so it can work well as part of a day that combines wine, local food and a historic-town visit.

If you want a classic north-Tenerife day, this is the kind of area where vineyard visits, traditional restaurants and local markets fit naturally together.

5. Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar

The Valle de Güímar cooperative winery is another official recommendation for visitors interested in the south-east wine region. It provides a useful contrast with smaller family wineries because it reflects the collective side of local wine production.

For travellers based in the south, combining Güímar wine country with nearby traditional towns or a route toward Teide can make more sense than crossing the island solely for a tasting.

Casa del Vino de Tenerife — the best overview before choosing a winery

Casa del Vino in El Sauzal is not simply another winery. It is one of the best places to understand the island’s wine culture as a whole, with a strong connection to local products and the different wine regions.

If you are unsure which grapes or districts interest you, start here and then choose a producer for a more focused visit.

Explore Casa del Vino de Tenerife on GoToTene.

Icod and Malvasía wine history

Icod de los Vinos gives you a useful cultural stop for the island’s Malvasía story. The town’s name itself reflects its historic connection with wine, and GoToTene already has the Malvasía Wine Museum as a related place.

This works particularly well on a north-west day that also includes Garachico, Drago Milenario or the Ycoden-Daute-Isora wine area.

Explore the Malvasía Wine Museum on GoToTene.

Explore Icod de los Vinos.

What to look for in a Tenerife tasting

Do not approach a Tenerife tasting only by colour. Ask about grape variety, altitude, vineyard location and training system — those details often explain the wine better than broad labels such as red or white.

Listán Blanco and Listán Negro are common starting points. You may also encounter Negramoll, Gual, Marmajuelo, Verdello, Albillo Criollo and Malvasía depending on producer and region.

Try local food alongside the wine when possible. Cheese, mojo, cured products and traditional dishes make the tasting more useful because wine culture in Tenerife developed as part of agriculture and eating, not as a separate luxury activity.

Wine-tasting tours you can book through GoToTene

GoToTene’s live experience inventory currently includes food-and-wine tours as well as private island tours with wine tasting. Because providers, availability and prices can change, the live cards below are the source of truth rather than fixed prices in this guide.

A guided option is especially useful if the day includes several tastings. It removes the need for one person to drive and often combines winery visits with local food or sightseeing.