The oldest winery in the Canary Islands and among the ten oldest in Spain. We keep some vines from the nineteenth century that mature on the hillside and are harvested by hand, one by one. Fire, wind and rock, create extreme conditions from which wines with a strong character and personality are born, with which we discover the soul of a land and a unique climate in the world.
Museum opening hours: (until 28 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (last admission time).
(from 29 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last access time).
Wine-Bar opening hours: (until 28 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 18:30 (last access time).
(from 29 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last access time).
Store opening hours: (until 28 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 19:00 (closing time).
(from 29 Oct.) Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00 (closing time).
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The covered winepress dates from 1775, according to the foundational inscription.
The palm tree that presided over the estate dates back to approximately 1750.
It is probably the tallest and oldest on the island.
The Palm Tree was lost in a windstorm in July 2019, a sad moment for all the people linked to El Grifo.
The Estadísticas de Escolar (1805) and the Pascual Madoz (1845) provide data on El Grifo.
Muscatel vines from the middle of the 19th century.
We keep wines from 1881, the year Ana Brito was born.
The primitive facilities constitute today the Wine Museum of El Grifo, inevitable destination for thousands of tourists from all over the planet who visit Lanzarote.
The novelties we introduced in the 20th century are also part of our history.
In 1910 we replaced the beam press with a German vertical hydraulic press, today in our Wine Museum.
Since the 1950s, winemaking has been conducted by professionals (15 oenologists in 50 years).
We are pioneers in the Canary Islands in the bottling of wine (1935) with machinery that we also exhibit in the Museum.
From the eighties onwards we revolutionized the methods and types of Canary Island wines.
We introduced in the Canary Islands the inox in vinification, the cold equipment and the membrane presses.
We also started the production of natural sparkling wine.
We maintain the old methods in the elaboration of Canari and Glas.
Lanzarote
León y Castillo Street, 47. 35480 Agaete.
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