Gran Canaria's Wine Route

Travel Talk with Ed Finn

Saturday, 20 June 2026 - 8 minutes

Gran Canaria's Wine RouteOur travel expert Ed Finn is touring vineyards, sampling local produce and discovering a side of Gran Canaria that most Irish holidaymakers never get to see. This is a very enjoyable and different way to discover Gran Canaria through its excellent wines, with more than 50 establishments including wineries, restaurants, wine bars, estates, accommodation, cheesemakers, guides and tour operators, not forgetting the bochinches, small family run venues where wine pairs perfectly with traditional Canarian food.

The Wine Route invites visitors to explore the landscapes and ways of life at the heart of the island, offering a unique wine tourism experience that allows them to savour the wines of Gran Canaria while discovering part of its history in a spectacular natural setting, home to its wineries, vineyards and crops.

With more than forty different varieties, the distinctive landscape and climate of Gran Canaria have blessed the island with an extraordinary wine heritage, whose evocative names such as Listán Negro, Marmajuelo, Breval, Moscatel de Alejandría and Malvasía Volcánica are already part of a unique winemaking legacy in the world.

"One of the highlights of my visit was meeting Carmelo Peña, the visionary winemaker behind Bien de Altura. Widely regarded as one of the leading figures in the renaissance of Gran Canaria wine, Carmelo has helped bring international attention to the island's remarkable high-altitude vineyards. Standing among vines that cling to volcanic mountainsides high above the Atlantic, it quickly became clear why Gran Canaria's wines are now attracting such global acclaim." Pictured above.

Ed flew to Gran Canaria with Aer Lingus and stayed at the lovely Albor Suites a quiet self catering refuge on the wine route.

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