250TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTATION
On October 31, the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the founding of EL GRIFO were officially launched, and will continue throughout 2025. At the event, we were joined by...
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LA RAZÓN. EL GRIFO, 250 YEARS OF VOLCANIC TRADITION
The newspaper La Razón, in its Madrid edition of 29 May 2026, publishes an in-depth feature by Domingo García under the headline "El Grifo, 250 Years of Volcanic Tradition". The...
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TWO NEW “GRAND OR” MEDALS AT THE 2024 MONDIAL DES VINS EXTRÊMES
Last September, the 32nd edition of the Mondial des Vins Extrêmes (CERVIM) was held, the only international wine competition that highlights heroic viticulture. In the 2024 edition, the highest distinction...
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El Grifo launches its Winter Harvest for the second year
El Grifo winery has once again harvested its winter grapes, producing a limited edition of 2,262 bottles of volcanic Malvasia wine. This research project is progressing in the r...
Moscatel Orange Wine El Grifo, a unique wine
El Grifo 2021 Moscatel Orange Wine is a white wine with the character of a red, made with Muscat of Alexandria grapes from 100-150 year old pre-phylloxera vines. Its fermentatio...
El Grifo presents Brut Nature Reserva 2018
It was the first sparkling wine ever made in Lanzarote, back in 1989, thanks to a stroke of luck. Since then, it has proven itself to be anything but ordinary. This is the 2018 ...
El Grifo Wine Museum, the authentic interpretation center of La Geria
Tens of thousands of people visit Bodegas El Grifo every year for an unforgettable experience. El Grifo is the oldest winery in the Canary Islands, the fifth oldest in Spain, an...
'Somos Gastro' brings together the best young and veteran talent in the Spanish restaurant industry in its second edition
The second edition of the Somos Gastro event offered attendees a top-tier overview of what goes on behind the scenes in the multiverse of gastronomy, restaurants, and wine. The ...
El Grifo, among the emblematic wineries of Spanish wine architecture
The retrospective of Norman Foster's work at the Centre Pompidou in Paris featured a Spanish presence, with the model of Bodegas Portia. Other projects presented included the he...
How one of Spain's oldest wineries saves its vineyards from drought
It is one of the wineries with the longest history in Spain and the oldest in the Canary Islands. Its origins date back to 1775. El Grifo, located in Lanzarote, comprises 40 hec...
Interview with Juan José Otamendi, the future of El Grifo and current viticulture
In an interview published in Expansión on April 28, 2023, Juan José Otamendi, co-owner of El Grifo, reviews the present and future of the oldest winery in the Canary Islands. He...
Harvest Experiences, the new line from El Grifo wineries
Juan José Otamendi, owner along with his brother, Fermín, of EL GRIFO, founded in 1775, states that "You have to dare to try special winemaking techniques from a specific plot o...
Lanzarote wines triumph at Vinistra (El Grifo, 3 medals)
Lanzarote's wines have triumphed at the international competition The World of Malvasia. The El Grifo and La Geria wineries were awarded medals at the event, held in Parenzo, Cr...
The nonconformist character of El Grifo is reflected in the Experiencia de Vendimia wines.
Juan José Otamendi, owner, along with his brother Fermín, of the El Grifo winery, founded in 1775, states that “You have to be daring with special vinifications from a specific ...
The long-awaited Rosado de Lágrima 2022 has arrived
The wines from the Lanzarote winery El Grifo have a loyal following who eagerly await their favorite vintages year after year. The Rosado de Lágrima has garnered a legion of adm...
El Grifo Malvasía Lías 2019, a winning wine
Made from selected grapes harvested from plots in Tinajo, this wine is destined to build upon its previous successes. El Grifo wines boast numerous medals and accolades from int...
El Grifo successfully carries out its second Winter Harvest in Lanzarote
El Grifo winery carried out its second winter harvest in various areas of Lanzarote last Thursday. The winery's oenologist, Elisa Ludeña, stated that with this initiative they a...
If Ferran Adrià were a wine, he would be… a volcanic Malvasia from El Grifo.
Josep Roca, sommelier and co-owner of El Celler de Can Roca with his brothers, has accepted our challenge: to imagine what wine would be paired with each of the well-known perso...
These are the 30 best wines of 2022
It wouldn't be fair to close out 2022 without Fuera de Serie fulfilling its routine of bringing together a group of wine industry experts to assess the most relevant new product...
A total of 11 wineries represent the Canary Islands at Barcelona Wine Week
Canary Island wines are showcasing their full potential at one of the most prestigious trade fairs on the national and international scene. A total of 11 wineries from the islan...
Interview with Elisa Ludeña, winemaker at El Grifo
El Grifo is the oldest winery in the Canary Islands and among the 10 oldest in Spain. The winery maintains some 19th-century vines that ripen on the hillside and are harvested b...
El Grifo expands its "Winter Harvest" to five plots
Following the project carried out in Playa Quemada, in the east of the island, where 5,000 kilos of Malvasía Volcánica were collected and used to make an exceptional wine, the t...
The historian behind the volcanic wines of EL GRIFO
Marian Otamendi's (50) resume is a journey that began in London after studying History at the Complutense University of Madrid, passed through half of Europe, continued in Ameri...
A winter harvest to obtain a historic wine
El Grifo is synonymous with courage, for facing the conditions imposed by an impossible vineyard, with no possibility of mechanization, battered by the trade winds and character...
Lanzarote wines triumph at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Lanzarote wines are reaping new awards at the 19th edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards. Thanks to their drive for excellence and constant research, El Grifo has not only w...
The Winter Harvest in April at Bodegas El Grifo
El Grifo is one of the oldest wineries in Spain. Founded on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in 1775, it has passed through three families and different owners over...
These are the 22 Spanish wines that have been chosen as the best in the world out of 1,747
The Gran Bacchus de Oro awards, which recognize the world's best wines, have selected 22 Spanish wines for the 20th edition of the competition. Other top winners included wines ...
Ancestral El Grifo, the 100% volcanic Malvasia sparkling wine defined by the typicity of a forty-year-old vineyard
El Grifo presents Ancestral Malvasía Volcánica, the fruit of its commitment to research, breaking stereotypes, and expanding its line of work known as 'Harvest Experiences'. It ...
Fermín Otamendi: “Wine tourism is reaching a level whose limits we still don't know.”
The entire island has suffered enormously, and El Grifo has been no exception. Like almost all businesses, we had to resort to temporary layoffs and external financing. Commerci...
A scenic drive through the volcanic essence of Lanzarote
The moment you set foot on this island, you realize this isn't going to be just another trip. Lanzarote is a strange, fantastical, almost unreal place… It's like stepping into a...
The best wines to pair with nougat and Christmas sweets
Christmas is the favorite time of year for those with a sweet tooth. With the holidays comes the moment to finally indulge in those traditional sweets and desserts we've been wa...
El Grifo, the oldest volcanic winery in the Canary Islands
Bodegas El Grifo, founded in 1775 and located in the protected area of La Gería, which was covered by volcanic ash after the eruptions of 1730-1736. Within its 60 hectares, we...
Cuina.cat recommends El Grifo among the essential sweet wines
The Catalan gastronomic magazine Cuina.cat has featured our Orange Wine in its article “4 vins dolços que heu de tastar” (“4 sweet wines you have to try”). The article highlight...
The wind will be the protagonist of the 11th Lanzarote Film Festival
The exhibition, which will take place this year between November 25 and December 5, presents the image for its eleventh edition. The poster, created by renowned designer Jurgis ...
The first gastronomic event at the Casa de Canarias in Madrid is a success
The prestigious Canarian restaurateur Óliver García, head chef of Restaurante Hevia (founded in 1964), one of the most renowned restaurants in the Salamanca district, located on...
The Casa de Canarias in Madrid organizes gastronomic events with island chefs and local produce.
The Canary Islands Association in Madrid, presided over by Roberto Miño, will organize several gastronomic events throughout the year, showcasing the cuisine of various Canarian...
Volcanoes like the one on La Palma bring life: this is how a good wine is born from the ashes
The volcano on La Palma continues to spew lava, devastating entire towns in one of the worst natural disasters to hit Spain in recent years. But it's not all bad news: the ash c...
La Geria: this is the impossible garden that sprouted from the volcanic ashes in Lanzarote
The vineyards of Lanzarote are unlike any other. The island's landscape was completely transformed by the volcanic eruptions between 1730 and 1736, when lava engulfed a quarter ...
“Malvasía” returns, Lanzarote's wine week
Next Monday marks the start of a new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's Wine Week'. For the seventh consecutive year, the Lanzarote Wine Designation of Origin Regulatory Board ha...
A new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's wine week' is coming
Next Monday marks the start of a new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's Wine Week'. For the seventh consecutive year, the Lanzarote Wine Designation of Origin Regulatory Board ha...
A new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's wine week' is coming
Next Monday marks the start of a new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's Wine Week'. For the seventh consecutive year, the Lanzarote Wine Designation of Origin Regulatory Board ha...
A new edition of “Malvasía, Lanzarote's wine week”
Next Monday marks the start of a new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's Wine Week'. For the seventh consecutive year, the Lanzarote Wine Designation of Origin Regulatory Board ha...
A new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's wine week' is coming
Next Monday marks the start of a new edition of 'Malvasía, Lanzarote's Wine Week'. For the seventh consecutive year, the Lanzarote Wine Designation of Origin Regulatory Board ha...
Charity wine tasting with Bodegas El Grifo
Now you have the opportunity to discover the wines of the oldest winery in the Canary Islands and among the 10 oldest in Spain, which will reveal the soul of a land and climate ...
Hedonistic Agenda: Travel and Music
VALENCIA. The urge to travel is real. After a 2020 marked by pause and the inability to cross our national borders, it's normal to be drawn to flight comparison websites and bro...
Tast a la Rambla, fine dining for everyone
The seventh edition of Tast a La Rambla returned to Barcelona's Rambla de Santa Mònica with a tempting gastronomic offering. Coinciding with the Festa del Roser, it featured a r...
7 wines for 7 dishes that are (almost) impossible to pair
They're called 'killer' foods because they can completely ruin any wine, no matter how good or robust it may be. These ingredients sometimes diminish the wine's prominence, and ...
Lanzarote, a unique landscape with a singular product
Lanzarote's presence as the Guest Territory at Tast a la Rambla offered the opportunity to discover the unique character of the island's wines and products. The talks, tastings,...
Simple pleasures for a getaway to Lanzarote
Just strolling along its beaches, with their intense blues and striking contrasts, will be therapeutic. So once you're settled in at the hotel – with Newblue, all you have to th...
Ciro Corujo: “Cantador is a tribute to the singers who have been important figures in our lives”
-Well, we have some recollection that there was a certain Damián Corujo Armas, who lived in Haría sometime in the first half of the 19th century. This gentleman played the sword...
The dishes you can't miss on Barcelona's most gastronomic weekend
Among the many things the pandemic took away were the food festivals that used to fill city streets. So, the celebration of Tast a la Rambla and Born Street Food in Barcelona th...
Taste Lanzarote, present at the Barcelona gastronomic event 'Tast a la Rambla'
At the 7th Barcelona Astronomy Week 'Tast a la Rambla', which has been held from last Wednesday until Sunday in the Catalan capital, the exquisite Lanzarote Designation of Origi...
Savor Lanzarote, 'guest territory' at a prestigious gastronomic event in Barcelona
Ángel Vázquez emphasizes "the great opportunity that this event offers us to stand out in a high-purchasing-power market like Catalonia."
Lanzarote: how to make great wines in impossible conditions
The vineyards of Lanzarote are unlike any other. They rise from a basaltic sea of black rocks created by lava in the 18th century when the Timanfaya volcano erupted. Each harv...
Tast a la Rambla: “It will be an incredible edition, because of the illusion that it has to offer”
This will be an incredible edition, because of the illusion that it has revealed. In this case, we will not talk about xifres." In addition, Roser Torra, director of the Gsr gro...
A fun Friday at Tast a la Rambla
As we mentioned yesterday, the second day of Tast a la Rambla began with the opening ceremony at noon in the Aula de Tast, located at the end of the Rambla Santa Mónica. Those i...
Savor Lanzarote, 'guest territory' at Barcelona's prestigious gastronomic event 'Tast a la Rambla'
The exquisite Lanzarote Designation of Origin wines and other select products from the island such as cheeses, jams, mojos, potatoes, gins, sponge cakes or smoked tuna, are taki...
Savor Lanzarote, 'guest territory at the prestigious Barcelona gastronomic event 'Tast a la Rambla'
The exquisite Lanzarote Designation of Origin wines and other select products from the island such as cheeses, jams, mojos, potatoes, gins, sponge cakes or smoked tuna, are taki...
Malvasía Brut Nature, the sparkling 'accident' from El Grifo wineries
We could explain the origin of this particular sparkling wine as if it were a children's story. Once upon a time, there was a batch of bottles of Malvasia Semi-Dry whose corks p...
Ten wineries with a lot of art
Underground caves, art collections, centuries-old cellars, buildings designed by international architects, incredible landscapes... In addition to (very) good wines, many Spanis...
Malvasía Brut Nature, the charismatic natural sparkling wine from El Grifo
It happened in 1986. Back then, the corks of a batch of Malvasía Semiseco bottles popped out, partly because the wine had accidentally undergone a refermentation. Three years la...
Brut nature and Canary Island rosé for a volcanic summer
If the heatwave is relentless and you can't escape the sweltering heat with any kind of escape or relaxation, what better than the refreshing journey that wine offers? And for t...
Bodegas El Grifo, more than two centuries of history in constant evolution
Today I want to talk to you about Bodegas El Grifo, but not about how they make their wines or their characteristics and figures; nor about the people who visit their facilities...
The best wines from the new wineries
Very young and intense in color. Blackberries and raspberries on the nose... and on the palate. Enormous elegance and roundness. It will improve even more with bottle aging. Vin...
LUXURY EXPERIENCES AT FOUR SPANISH WINERIES
Spain boasts fertile lands and abundant agricultural products, and wine is one of the most cherished symbols of our country. Wine routes take us to its origins, revealing how th...
Wine of the week: Malvasía Volcánica Brut Nature
An 'accident' in a batch of bottles was the unexpected origin of this sparkling wine, a true rarity in the Canary Islands. It happened in 1986. Back then, the corks of a batch o...
Five Spanish wines made with grape varieties you don't know and should discover
It's a figure that, while not 100% accurate, does give us an idea of the diversity in the sector. Of course, if you were to conduct a street survey about the best-known grape ...
The Lanzarote Wine Harvest, the first in Europe
El Grifo prepares for the harvest. Located in La Geria, the oldest winery in the Canary Islands estimates that the grape harvest will begin between July 20th and 25th. The Lanza...
Lanzarote is also about gastronomy
Lanzarote not only boasts unique lava vineyards, the source of its volcanic Malvasia wine, but also, along a route through the works of César Manrique, offers beaches where you ...
New to this market. Blind tasting of El Grifo's Malvasía Brut Nature
The third of these tastings by the elmundovino team, back in action once again, might seem less exotic than the second, which we dedicated to South Africa: this one is entirely ...
What to see in Lanzarote: a guide to beaches, hotels and towns to make the most of your trip to the island
With the desire to travel undiminished and the hope of gradually returning to normal, this summer is shaping up to be another one dominated by domestic travel. However, those of...
Spain fails in wine tourism
Data can help paint a picture of the wine tourism industry. According to data collected by Statista, Spain has 961,000 hectares dedicated to vineyards. This makes it the country...
The wine sector in Lanzarote is facing the crisis with online sales and domestic consumption.
2020 was a tough year for almost every sector, and the wine industry was no exception. However, there is optimism. This past year hasn't been one of the best, and although it's ...
12 Spanish white wines for less than €20 that will surprise you
Even if you think you've tried them all and none will surprise you, a year or two goes by and countless new options emerge from every corner of the country, challenging any prec...
Great reception from Casino de Madrid members to the tasting of Small DOs
The Gran Casino de Madrid (Calle Alcalá 15) hosted an interesting wine tasting on Monday, April 19th, in which several wineries from small Spanish wine regions presented their w...
El Grifo Malvasía Semidulce Colección, César Manrique's favorite wine
Volcanic Malvasia is the grape that captures and faithfully reflects the unique character of Lanzarote and La Geria. With it, at El Grifo, the oldest winery in the Canary Island...
El Grifo joins the conversion of vineyards to organic
News about wineries embracing organic practices is becoming increasingly common. The latest to announce this decision is El Grifo, a 40-hectare estate founded before 1775.
Lanzarote's iconic El Grifo winery will be organic by 2025
The El Grifo winery in Lanzarote is working to convert its 40 hectares of vineyards to organic farming. It's an ambitious project they hope to launch to coincide with a very spe...
In 2025, the El Grifo vineyard will be organic.
For several years the Otamendi family, owners of the El Grifo estate in Lanzarote, began the conversion of their vineyard to organic farming and will reach the totality of this ...
El Grifo plans to reach 75 hectares of organic farming by 2025
The Otamendi family, current owners of the El Grifo winery in Lanzarote, began converting their vineyards to organic farming several years ago. The winery is currently in the pr...
El Grifo, fully organic vineyards by 2025
The oldest operating winery on the island is working to convert its 40 hectares and is helping its winegrowers with bureaucratic procedures and by arranging a higher price for t...
Ten irresistible rural plans, from donkey rides to flower workshops
The Caserío de Mozaga (San Bartolomé) is a hotel listed as a historical landmark of Lanzarote, a typical Canarian house from the late 18th century on an estate of over 10,000 m2...
The vineyard of the El Grifo winery will be organic in 2025, coinciding with its 250th anniversary
The vineyard of the El Grifo winery, owned by the Otamendi family, will be organic in 2025, a date that will coincide with the 250th anniversary of the construction of the winer...
Canary! episode 8 | Canary Islands wine tasting & wine documentary
The majestic grapes of France's Rhône valley are today grown throughout the world. In this episode, we taste an extraordinary Lanzarote wine born of Syrah and the signature red ...
Gift ideas for dad and mom
Once again, that special day for fathers and those named Jose is approaching. Every year on March 19th, Father's Day is celebrated, and every family finds a way to show their ap...
Marian Otamendi in five days: entrepreneurship, innovation and the future of El Grifo
In an interview published in Cinco Días (El País), Marian Otamendi (Pamplona, 1972) reviews her personal and professional journey. After studying History at the University of ...
El Grifo wins awards at the Mundus Vini international competition
El Grifo has received double recognition at the international Mundus Vini competition. The Lanzarote winery won a Gold Medal for its Canari sweet wine and a Silver Medal for its...
George Glas, a sweet red wine ideal as a gift
To talk about this new sweet Canarian wine from El Grifo, we must begin by introducing George Glas, a Scottish adventurer and spy for the Queen of the British who lived for 10 y...
El Grifo increased its online sales by 500% in 2020
The El Grifo winery in Lanzarote has closed the balance sheet for 2020 with a 500 percent increase in online sales due to the development of the online store.
A tour through the wine landscapes of Lanzarote
The landscape of Lanzarote is marked by fire. Volcanoes built the island several times over millennia, depositing successive layers of lava and ash that served as the foundation...
El Grifo revives sun-drying to produce its sweet red wine, George Glas
The Wine Museum houses a copy of the first edition of the book that George Glas, a fearless Scotsman, wrote about his stay in the archipelago.
The 10 oldest wineries in Spain
Civitatis is the leading online distributor of guided tours, excursions, and activities in Spanish in the world's top destinations, with over 45,000 activities in 1,800 destinat...
George Glas, a sweet Canarian red wine, a tribute to the adventurous spirit
It's the oldest winery in the Canary Islands and one of the most revolutionary due to its experimental methods. The R&D department is dedicated to research and innovation, b...
El Mundo includes El Grifo in its selection of white wines
The Spanish wine scene offers good and affordable wines, not just reds, but whites as well. Bottles with an excellent price-quality ratio, like those we've included in this sele...
George Glas, a sweet red wine with an adventurous character
EL GRIFO produces a sweet red wine by reviving sun-drying, a practice that had been lost in the Canary Islands. The Wine Museum houses a copy of the first edition of the book th...
The 10 oldest wineries in Spain
Spain has been, and continues to be, a fundamental stronghold in everything related to wine, its production, and its tasting. Unique grape varieties, pioneering wineries, and ex...
€685,103 for 21 wineries in Lanzarote affected by Covid-19
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende, announced today (the 15th) during a visit to the Valle de Güíma...
34 major brands to provide
Christmas is a time for grand dishes, for iconic family recipes, but it's also a time for great wines. We've been waiting many months to get together—however we can and are allo...
A journey through the 15 oldest and most traditional wineries in Spain
Immerse yourself in Spain's rich winemaking tradition with a tour of the country's oldest wineries. Discover the history, family secrets, and exceptional wines that these centur...
ABC Wines recommends our Dry Collection
ABC critic Juan Fernández-Cuesta takes the helm each year of an essential wine guide. This time, he tastes wines from the Navarra, Pago de Bolandin, Getariako Txakolina, Lanzaro...
El Grifo, a visit to a unique winery
There's a vineyard on the moon, moon… there's a vineyard on the moon, moon… Do you remember that catchy refrain about a Galician man from Ferrol? Surely more than one of you tho...
Wine taster Amaya Cervera awards 16.5 points to Ariana 2017 in Spanish Wine Lover
This blend of Syrah and Listán Negro works like a well-matched marriage. The Rhône grape provides the necessary structure without overshadowing the expressiveness and slightly w...
A journey through the 15 oldest and most traditional wineries in Spain
Experimenting and forging new paths are part of the philosophy of El Grifo, the oldest winery in the Canary Islands, which has been determined to extract the essence from the vo...
The Genoa Financial Club visits El Grifo
Yesterday, a wine tasting was held at the Club Financiero Génova featuring wines from Bodegas El Grifo, with renowned journalist Amaya Cervera, founder of Spanish Wine Lovers. S...
Only by visiting El Grifo will you know that…
Safely and in compliance with the regulations imposed by the current situation, El Grifo continues to welcome everyone who comes to the heart of La Geria to learn about its past...
Ariana 2017, chosen as wine of the week by Tapas Magazine
A large part of the philosophy of El Grifo, the oldest winery in the Canary Islands, is to experiment and break new ground. And this is reflected in their new creation, Ariana 2...
European funds and even water are being taken by bananas, Jorge Rodríguez
It is the oldest winery in the Canary Islands. El Grifo boasts a 245-year history. During this atypical year, the development of the vine's growing cycle was hampered by the lac...
The black ribbon shining with its own light
Listán Negro is a pre-phylloxera grape variety, planted on its own rootstock and exclusive to the Canary Islands. In Lanzarote, the volcanic sand that covers the soil produces a...
4 medals for Lanzarote wines at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2020
Lanzarote wines are celebrating, as it was announced on September 11, 2020, that two of its wineries have been awarded prizes at the 2020 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. El Grifo...
El Grifo, Rosado de Lágrima, a fresh and elegant wine according to Saboreando Canarias
Freshness. The free-run rosé from EL GRIFO (www.elgrifo.com) exudes freshness above all else. Pale raspberry in color, clean and transparent, it is a young wine made from Listán...
El Grifo, among the best extreme wines in the world
From August 27 to 29, the Mondial des Vins Extrêmes (World of Extreme Wines) was held, a competition expressly dedicated to wines produced by so-called heroic viticulture, which...
Lanzarote according to César Manrique, a road trip
This Canary Island wouldn't be what it is today without this great artist who understood the unique beauty of the island where he was born and the need to preserve it. A road tr...
Our Rosado de Lágrima, among the Spanish rosés recommended by MagazineSpain
After a few months' break, I'm back in a big way, and to celebrate, today I want to treat you to a "Special Rosé Wine Feature." Because we still have summer nights ahead, and be...
Trendencias highlights El Grifo as a wine tourism destination along with 5 other national wineries
The Covid-19 pandemic completely changed the way we travel, making international trips a lower priority (due to the measures taken by each country). There are new ways to explor...
4 wines from El Grifo awarded at the Mondial des Vins Extremes
4 wines from El Grifo awarded at the MONDIAL DES VINS EXTREMES international competition
Unusual wines that are going to generate a lot of buzz
An orange wine, a Canary Island red, the exotic hairy Garnacha, the first white wine from Ribera del Duero and another from the island of Mallorca break with the monotony of the...
El Grifo, a harvest in a lunar landscape
This year everything is different, but nature takes its course, and the grape harvest season returns to the calendar. We travel to Lanzarote to learn about part of the harvest p...
Ana Brito inspires a great muscatel
Today, as in the past, EL GRIFO (www.elgrifo.com) is one big, close-knit family. There was a time when the owners, the workers, and their descendants lived in the winery. It was...
Vijariego, a particularly unique wine
It is a very vigorous, creeping plant, resistant to disease, with medium-sized bunches of large, round, greenish-white berries with thick, hard skins. Its hardiness, along with ...
This is how the World Tourism Day gala in Lanzarote went
As part of the commemoration of the centenary of his birth, the figure of the universal artist from Lanzarote, César Manrique, presided this Thursday over the celebration in the...
El Grifo Tinto Colección 2018 captures the essence of Listán Negro
The oldest winery in the Canary Islands, El Grifo, surprises with a new release that embodies the best results of working with the Listán Negro variety. El Grifo Tinto Colección...
El Grifo: Canary Island wine on the rise
The transparency of the bottles, mostly unlabeled, is the best message these Canary Island wines convey. A perfect concentration of light, aroma, and the unique character of a v...
Pink Revolution
Spain is the world's leading exporter of rosé wines, a style that is growing faster than any other in the international market. A team of experts reviews the quality of newly pr...
Lanzarote, Bodegas El Grifo, and our Malvasía de Lías in El Viajero of El País
Report by Carlos Delgado in El Viajero of El País, published on October 26, 2018, in its special 20th anniversary edition, about emblematic vineyards, where Lanzarote and Bodega...
Bodegas el Grifo, one of the main attractions of the island of Lanzarote
Bodegas El Grifo is featured as one of the main attractions of the island of Lanzarote in the travel section of the newspaper El Mundo.
Silver Medal at the Consours Mondial de Bruxelles
Bodegas El Grifo has won a Silver Medal at the 25th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, held from May 11th to 13th in Beijing, China. The medal was awarded to our Malvasía Seco Colec...
Malvasía Lías wins a gold medal in France
Bodegas El Grifo has won a Gold Medal for its 2015 Malvasía Lías at the “Les Citadelles Du Vin 2018” competition, held in Bordeaux, France, this past May under the OIV regulatio...
El Grifo Wineries in the United Kingdom
Bodegas El Grifo has entered the British market through Hallgarten & Novum Wines, one of the most prestigious wine distributors in the United Kingdom. With this agreement, t...
El Grifo, Silver medal at Bacchus 2018
The Malvasía Seco Colección has won a silver medal at the 16th Bacchus International Wine Competition 2018, organized by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters (UEC) and recognized b...
THE GRIFO, GOLD medal at the Vinalies in Paris
The prizes of the Vinalies Contest, organized by the Union of Oenologues of France, under the sponsorship of the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine), and within th...
El Grifo wins two Gold Medals at the Berliner Wein Trophy
Their Listán Negro and Canari wines received the highest distinction at this international competition. El Grifo was awarded two Gold Medals at the Berliner Wein Trophy. The Lis...
Introducing the 2017 vintage with a revamped image
Last November, we presented our new vintage, unveiling our new brand image, developed by renowned designer Valentín Iglesias, which has been very well received by the public. Wi...
El Grifo won an award at Mundus Vini, Berlin.
Bodegas El Grifo has won two silver medals at the Mundus Vini competition, held at the end of February in Berlin, Germany. The Malvasía Seco Colección and the Ariana Blanco de G...
A GOLD for EL GRIFO at the Berliner Wein Trophy
In this edition of the Berliner Wein Trophy, held in February 2017, the highest distinction was awarded to El Grifo Rosado, a 100% Listán Negro wine, still unknown to many.
The Griffin in Metropolis magazine
The magazine Metrópoli, dated February 2, 2017, features a tour of Lanzarote's museums, which, of course, includes our Wine Museum. Download the article
Tomás Mesa, our winemaker, will teach a module on Viticulture and Enology at the University of La Laguna.
The Specialist Course in Wine Tourism Management and Sensory Analysis of Wines at the University of La Laguna (ULL) will feature the participation of Tomás Mesa Guanche, renowne...
El Grifo, two medals in the Baco 2016 competition.
The Bacchus Awards, a competition held by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters, were recently announced in Madrid. Bodegas El Grifo was awarded two medals for two of its wines: a G...
Josu Okiñena Piano Concert
We are pleased to announce that on June 1st, a piano concert by Josu Okiñena will take place at our Wine Museum facilities. Josu Okiñena received the University of [unclear - po...
EL GRIFO won two medals at the Brussels World Competition, 2016.
Bodegas El Grifo has won two medals at the Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2016, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from April 29 to May 1. They received a Grand Gold Medal for their Moscate...
El Grifo, a Grand Gold and three other Gold Medals at the World Malvasia Championship, Vinistra 2016.
The Lanzarote winery has obtained the Grand Gold Medal for its Malvasía Canari, with a score of 94.50/100, as well as Gold Medals for its Malvasía Seco and Semi Colección wines,...
EL GRIFO in The Telegraph
Published in The Telegraph on March 25, 2016, an article by Tom Rowley about Lanzarote describes various aspects of the island and his visit to Bodegas El Grifo.
EL GRIFO in The Wall Street Journal
On February 25, 2016, the prestigious American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, in its "Life" section, published a very detailed article about its visit to the island of Lanza...
El Grifo Canari among the 10 best wines in Spain
ABC's Wine Guide ranks our Canari as the 6th best wine in Spain, awarding it 95 points and describing it as: Exciting, impressive, brilliant. A sweet wine from the 1956, 1970, a...
240th Anniversary of El Grifo
The 240th anniversary (1775-2015) was celebrated on November 12th before approximately 200 people, including restaurateurs, winemakers, distributors for the winery, and friends....
El Grifo, Silver Medal for Ana's Muscatel at the International Mountain Wine Competition, CERVIM, held in Italy.
Bodegas El Grifo has won a Silver Medal at the CERVIM International Mountain Wine Competition, held last July in Sarre, Italy. The award was given to their Moscatel de Ana.
El Grifo Winery in the Irish Examiner
Fünf irische Journalisten besuchten uns in “Bodegas El Grifo” im vergangenen November 2014. Heute erhielten wir diesen Artikel, veröffentlicht am Samstag, den 30. Mai in der “Ir...
The Griffin won a Gold medal at the Brussels World Competition, 2015.
Bodegas El Grifo has won a Gold Medal at the 2014 Concours Mondial Bruxelles, judged in the city of Jesolo, Italy, on May 8th. The competition was held in Jesolo on May 1st, 2nd...
Lanzarote Designation of Origin wines are being promoted at the prestigious Salón de Gourmets-Madrid, in its 29th edition
For the third consecutive year, the Regulatory Council and the Lanzarote Island Council are attending this Fair together, which features the participation of the following winer...
"El Afrutado" from Bodegas El Grifo is presented in Tenerife
To mark the 240th anniversary of Bodegas El Grifo, the winery presented its new wine, "El Afrutado," in Tenerife. More than 100 people gathered on March 25th at the Real Casino ...
El Grifo, two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at Bacchus 2015
The Bacchus International Wine Competition 2015, held in Madrid and organized by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters under the auspices of the OIV (International Organisation of V...
El Grifo presents its wines in Tenerife
Bodegas El Grifo will present its wines on March 25th at 7 pm at the Real Casino de Tenerife. At this event, the oldest winery in the Canary Islands will showcase its flagship w...
Silver Medal for El Grifo in Vinalies (Paris).
The Vinalies competition in Paris has concluded, awarding the Canari wine from Bodegas El Grifo a silver medal in its 21st edition. This competition is organized by the Union de...
Two medals at Mundus Vini in Berlin for our wines
The Malvasía Seco Colección wine has won a Silver Medal at the Mundus Vini international wine competition, held in Berlin in March 2015, at its 15th edition. The Canari solera-a...
EL GRIFO begins 2015 with three gold medals in Berlin
This is the second time the Lanzarote winery has won three Gold Medals at a single international competition. The Berliner Wein Trophy, held in February 2015, awarded its highes...
The Malvasia “Canari” from Bodegas El Grifo is tasted at the Spanish embassy in Tokyo
On October 9th, on the occasion of the presentation of “El Somni” at the 11th Latin Beat Film Festival, which took place in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama, the Malvasía CANARI from B...
El Grifo, Gold medal at Les Citadelles Du Vin 2014
Bodegas El Grifo has won a Gold Medal at the 2014 Les Citadelles Du Vin competition, held in Bordeaux, France, in May. The Gold Medal was awarded to El Grifo Malvasía Fermentado...
El Grifo, two Golds and one Silver at the Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2014
Bodegas El Grifo has won two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the 2014 Concours Mondial Bruxelles, held in Brussels on May 2nd. The two Gold Medals were awarded to El Grifo T...
El Grifo, two Golds and one Silver at the 2014 Malvasia World Competition
Bodegas El Grifo has won two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the Vinistra 2014 World Malvasia Competition, held in Porec, Croatia, on April 24th. The two Gold Medals were aw...
David Cameron: “I can guarantee the quality of El Grifo rosé wine.”
The British-Lanzarote magazine The Gazette, publishes in its May 2014 issue (page 8), the email sent by Premier David Cameron, who, along with his family, stayed at the rural ho...
El Grifo, two medals at Monde Selection (Brussels).
The awards for the Monde Selection competition (Brussels), held annually in Brussels, have been announced. Bodegas El Grifo was the only winery from the Canary Islands to receiv...
El Grifo, two medals at Challenge International Du Vin
The “Challenge International du Vin” competition in Bordeaux, France, recently concluded. Bodegas El Grifo won a Gold Medal in the Canari category and a Bronze Medal for its 201...
“Wines improve if we invest in knowledge,” interview with Juan José Otamendi
Interview with Mr. Juan José Otamendi, co-owner of Bodegas El Grifo, published in the newspaper La Vanguardia on 31/03/2014
El Grifo, three gold medals at the Berliner Wein Trophy 2014
The Berliner Wein Trophy, Germany's international wine competition, has awarded three Gold Medals to Bodegas El Grifo for its Malvasía Seco Colección, Tinto Ariana, and Canari w...
El Grifo wins three medals at the Mundus Vini in Berlin
Our Malvasía Seco Colección won a Gold Medal at the Mundus Vini international wine competition, held in Berlin in March 2014, at its 14th edition. Our Barrel-Fermented Malvasía ...
Four medals for El Grifo at Vinalies-Paris
The Vinalies competition, organized by the Union des Oenologues de France and part of the Fédération Mondiale des Grandes Concours Internationaux de Vins, has concluded in Paris...
The Canari de El Grifo at the Somni de Can Roca
Can Roca, declared the world's number one restaurant in the ranking of the prestigious British magazine Restaurant, has undertaken its Somni project, in collaboration with vario...
Pairing menu: La Tegala – El Grifo
Wine pairing menu on February 20, 2014. Venue: La Tegala Restaurant. Price: €52 per person
Treat yourself to a pairing
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Presentation of the 2013 vintage of El Grifo
The presentation of the 2013 vintage of Bodegas el Grifo will take place next Friday, November 22, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the "El Grifo" Wine Museum.
Japanese Gastronomic Week
From October 4th, 2013 at 9pm until October 13th, 2013. Limited places. Price per person €38. Information telephone 928 800 000
El Grifo, three medals at the International Mountain Wine Competition, CERVIM, held in Italy.
Bodegas El Grifo has won three medals at the CERVIM International Mountain Wine Competition, held this August in Italy. The awards went to the Malvasía Canari wine, which receiv...
EL Grifo, the first Canary Island winery to finish the harvest
Bodegas El Grifo has become the first winery in the Canary Islands to complete the grape harvest, finishing its grape reception operations today, Friday, August 16th. With over ...
A day of grape harvesting… , a memory for a lifetime
Bodegas el Grifo invites you to spend a day of the grape harvest at our winery.
Malvasía Dulce 2012. Suggestion from Josep Roca, El Celler de Can Roca restaurant (Girona).
Fascinated by the volcano, as a devastating yet fertile force, men replanted vineyards in a blanket of volcanic ash (picón) from the last eruptions of 1736. From there, the vine...
El Grifo, three silver medals at the Zarcillo Awards 2013
The Zarcillo Awards, in their 15th National and 7th International edition, have been announced, with El Grifo winning three Silver Medals. This long-running competition is spons...
El Grifo Gold and Silver at the Monde Selection Competition in Brussels 2013
Bodegas El Grifo has won two medals at the Monde Selection competition in Brussels this May. The Gold Medal went to their Malvasía Dulce, and the Silver Medal to their Barrel-Fe...
El Grifo, two Golds and one Silver at the 2013 Malvasia World Competition
Bodegas El Grifo has won two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the 2013 Vinistra World Malvasia Competition, held in Porec, Croatia, competing against Malvasia wines from arou...
El Grifo Seco colección, Silver Medal at the Berliner Wein Trophy
El Grifo Seco Colección has won a Silver Medal at the Berliner Wein Trophy, held in Berlin from February 6th to 10th. El Grifo was one of only three wines from the Canary Island...
El Grifo tops Magazine's list of the 100 best wines under €10
El Magazine del Mundo has placed our Malvasía Seco Colección 2012 at the top of its list of the 100 best wines under €10.
El Celler de Can Roca at El Grifo… and vice versa
The Girona-based restaurant 'El Celler de Can Roca' (three Michelin stars) has set its sights on El Grifo to organize a series of unique dinners for the international press, sta...
The Peñín Guide highlights us
The Peñín Guide in its 2013 edition awards our Tinto Ariana the rating of "excellent," giving it 93 points, the same score it received in the 2012 Guide. It also gives our Canar...
EL GRIFO, Top 10 in the book “WINE ROUTES” by Manel Colmenero
Manel Colmenero Larriba has published the beautifully illustrated book “Wine Routes,” in which he cites Bodegas El Grifo as a reference winery, as follows:
Japanese journalist Yoshiko Akehi is visiting us
Yoshiko Akehi, a Japanese journalist and researcher specializing in Spanish wines, visited our facilities. She is the Delegate of the Jerez Wine Committee in Japan (Regulatory C...
El Grifo, Gold and Bronze Medals at Challenge International, the largest International Competition in France
The Malvasía Semidulce Colección del Grifo has obtained a Gold Medal at the Challenge International held in Bourg (Bordeaux – France) and a Bronze Medal for the Malvasía el Ferm...
Cristina Alcalá teaches the Sommelier Course at Grifo II
Cristina Alcalá, director of OpusWine, sociologist, sommelier, and Master of Oenology and Viticulture, a leading figure in the sector, has taught a wine tasting course at El Gri...
El Grifo, Grand Gold and Gold Medals at the Bacchus Awards
From March 16th to 20th, the Bacchus 2012 International Wine Competition was held in Madrid, organized by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters, under the sponsorship of the OIV (In...
El Grifo's Ariana red wine, Grand Gold at Iberwine 2012
The Ariana red wine has won the Grand Gold in the 12th edition of the Iberwine International Wine Competition 2012, whose prize was awarded yesterday, March 23, at the Madrid Ch...
The Griffin, two medals at the Vinalies Competition in Paris
The Tinto Ariana 2010 and the Malvasía Canari have both obtained silver medals at the 'Vinalies Internationales', the International Wine Competition of Paris held from March 2 t...
El Grifo awarded two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the “Berliner Wein Trophy”
The Berliner Wein Trophy, Germany's international wine competition, has awarded two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal to El Grifo wines from Lanzarote. These are the Malvasía Sec...
Five wines from Bodegas El Grifo rated as “excellent” by the prestigious Peñín Guide.
After months of fieldwork in Spanish wine-growing regions and more than 9,800 wines tasted, the prestigious Peñín Guide awarded its highest distinction, "exceptional," in the 20...
Bodegas El Grifo presents its 2011 Harvest
On December 2nd, Bodegas El Grifo presented its 2011 vintage wines at the Wine Museum, becoming for the second consecutive year the first winery in Spain to release its bottles ...
Bodegas El Grifo will be present at the upcoming World Trade Market fair in London.
Bodegas El Grifo, together with the Canary Institute of Agri-food Quality and in collaboration with Promotur, will be present from today, November 7th, until the 10th, at the af...
Bodegas El Grifo presents its Ariana 2010 red wine
The El Grifo Wine Museum hosted today, Tuesday, June 28, the public presentation of the Ariana 2010 red wine, produced by the aforementioned winery attached to the Lanzarote Des...
El Grifo Canari, Gold Medal at the Vinistra World Malvasia Competition 2011.
The awards for the Vinistra World Malvasia Competition, sponsored by the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), have been announced in Croatia. Bodegas El Grifo is t...
Bodegas El Grifo will be present at the upcoming World Trade Market fair in London.
Bodegas El Grifo, together with the Canary Institute of Agri-food Quality and in collaboration with Promotur, will be present from today, November 7th, until the 10th, at the af...
Bodegas El Grifo presents its Ariana 2010 red wine
The El Grifo Wine Museum hosted today, Tuesday, June 28, the public presentation of the Ariana 2010 red wine, produced by the aforementioned winery attached to the Lanzarote Des...
El Grifo Canari, Gold Medal at the Vinistra World Malvasia Competition 2011.
The awards for the Vinistra World Malvasia Competition, sponsored by the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), have been announced in Croatia. Bodegas El Grifo is t...
El Grifo Seco Colección, Silver Medal at Vinalies in Paris
The awards for the Vinalies Competition, organized by the Union of Oenologues of France, under the patronage of the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), and within...
El Grifo Rosé, Spain's first wine of 2010
At the beginning of October, the 2010 vintage rosé was graded and bottled. According to the Regulatory Council, it is the first 2010 wine from the Canary Islands and the first i...
The Malvasía Seco Colección and the Tinto Ariana from Bodegas El Grifo are among the 100 best young Spanish wines.
The "Guide to the 100 Best Young Spanish Wines. 2009 Vintage" has just been published by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters. It mentions El Grifo Malvasía Seco Colección 2009, wh...
Ariana and Malvasía Seco in the Guide to the 100 best wines
The Guide to the 100 Best Young Spanish Wines, 2009 vintage, prepared by the Spanish Union of Wine Tasters (July 14, 2010), included both wines in its list of the 100 best wines...
EL GRIFO in the Province
On May 28, 2010, the leading newspaper in Las Palmas published a full-page article (page 59) highlighting the gold medal won at the Brussels Competition by our Seco Colección wi...
El Grifo, three Medals at Les Citadelles du Vin (OIV)
On May 25, 2010, the awards for the X International Wine Competition Les Citadelles du Vin were decided in Paris, in which El Grifo obtained three medals for its Seco Colección,...
El Tinto Listán Negro, Silver Bacchus Medal
Our young red wine, made entirely from the Listán Negro variety, has won a Silver Medal at the Bacchus International Wine Competition 2010, organized by the Spanish Union of Tas...
The Ariana, Golden Prize
The winners of the 2009 Zarcillo Awards, the international competition held under the auspices of the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), have been announced. El ...
Rosado de Lágrima, Gold Medal in Brussels 2009
The 16th Brussels World Competition, held this year in Valencia under the auspices of the OIV, awarded a Gold Medal to El Grifo Rosé, made from the Listán Negro grape variety. T...
Zarcillo de Oro (Gold) 2009 for Ariana Red Wine
The winners of the 2009 Zarcillo Awards, the international competition held under the auspices of the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), have been announced. El ...
EL GRIFO at the New Economy Forum
On March 12, 2009, at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid, the President of the Government of the Canary Islands gave a talk to 400 people (mainly members of the economic press and busines...
EL GRIFO with ISO 22000
On October 16, 2008, El Grifo was certified under ISO 22000, which regulates all aspects of food safety and hygiene. This international certification guarantees the transparency...
EL GRIFO, two Bacchus awards
The Malvasía Dulce and Malvasía Semidulce from El Grifo have obtained two Silver Medals in the Bacchus International Competition, organized by the Spanish Union of Tasters.
Bodegas El Grifo present at Iberwine 2007
From November 13th to 15th, the IberWine 2007 fair was held at the Juan Carlos I Exhibition Centre in Madrid (IFEMA). As in previous editions, Bodegas El Grifo was present with ...
Visit of German journalists to El Grifo Winery
The Spanish Tourist Office (OET) in Düsseldorf and the Lanzarote Island Tourism Board organized a visit to Lanzarote last week for a group of eight journalists. During their thr...
Bodegas El Grifo presents four new wines
Bodegas El Grifo is launching four new wines exclusively for restaurants and specialty shops. These are the Seco and Semi Malvasía Colección, the Malvasía Fermentado en Barrica,...
Bodegas El Grifo present at the VI César Manrique Trophy
The 6th César Manrique Puerto Calero Trophy began last Tuesday, October 16th, and will run until next Saturday. A dinner for the boat owners will be held Friday night, where the...
Bodegas El Grifo signs a nationwide agreement with the Hesperia Chain
Bodegas El Grifo has recently signed a nationwide commercial agreement with the Hesperia Chain, through which the winery's wines can be sold in all hotels that wish to include t...
This Christmas, toast with Bodegas El Grifo
As every year, Bodegas El Grifo wants to celebrate with all the people of the Canary Islands during the holidays. The winery has made a great effort to ensure the success of thi...
Presentation of the J80 team “Bodegas El Grifo”
Last March, Bodegas El Grifo announced its sponsorship of a J80 team. The boat will bear the Bodegas El Grifo name from the second J80 regatta until the end of the season. Skipp...
Bodegas El Grifo sets its course for Ireland
Bodegas El Grifo will participate on September 12th in the “25 Years Wine From Spain” event, held in Dublin. This annual fair, organized by ICEX (Spanish Institute for Foreign T...
The Semi Dulce del Grifo, First Prize of the Aro Beach Competition
La Provincia (24/XII/1983) reports on the First Prize and Special Mention obtained by the Semi Dulce del Grifo wine in the category of light white wines, in the II Spanish Wine ...
Wineries from Lanzarote win a gold medal at the Milan International Wine Competition
Bodegas El Grifo, from Lanzarote, recently won a gold medal for its Malvasia white wine at the 70th Milan International Wine Competition (Italy), according to a telegram sent by...
Wines from Lanzarote triumph at Bordeaux World Wine Week
With this headline, from the newspaper La Provincia (June 30, 1985), it is reported that Bodegas El Grifo has obtained a silver medal at the French World Wine Week for a semi-sw...
EL GRIFO on a Journey Through the Wines of Spain
This work by Andreu Parra and Miquel Sen (Barcelona 1989) praises our winery, saying, among other things (p. 184): "It is not common to find wineries in the Canary Islands that ...