INNOVATION

Technical Director

Born in Ecuador and raised in Lanzarote since the age of 14, Elisa trained in Tourism and then specialized in Viticulture, beginning her career in 2018. She has worked at several wineries on the island and trained in La Rioja, where she completed a master's degree in Viticulture Technology, Management, and Research. Since 2023, she has led the Oenology department at EL GRIFO.

Committed to sustainability and regenerative viticulture, she leads production in one of Europe's most extreme wine-growing regions, where manual cultivation on volcanic soils defines heroic viticulture.

Her career combines passion, ongoing training, and an innovative vision, consolidating her position as a benchmark in Canarian oenology.

Consulting winemaker

A Basque winemaker with a solid track record in winemaking innovation on the Iberian Peninsula, Xabier Kamio is today a leading technical advisor for wineries throughout Spain and Portugal. A specialist in ripe-fruited red wines, his approach integrates precision viticulture, sustainability, and winery process improvement, always with quality as its central focus.

Since 2022 he has collaborated with EL GRIFO As an external advisor, he actively participates in defining the winery's winemaking style and in R&D projects that connect territory, technology, and sustainability. One of the most notable is the Winter Harvest , a pioneering initiative in Europe that involves bringing forward the vegetative cycle to harvest during the colder months, avoiding the peaks of summer heat and producing wines with greater freshness, balance, and varietal expression.

Their vision is based on a living and collaborative winemaking approach, where technique and sensitivity combine to create wines that respect their origins and connect with those who enjoy them.

Technician in the oenological department

Born in Fuerteventura and a resident of Lanzarote for almost 20 years, Sara joined EL GRIFO's technical team in 2023, bringing extensive experience in laboratory, viticulture, and technical management.

She began her career in the healthcare field as a Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Technician, but in 2017 she focused her career on the wine industry, training as a Senior Technician in Viticulture and working in grape harvesting at Bodegas Vega de Yuco.

After completing his training, he joined the same winery, where for five years he worked in the laboratory, field supervision, and managed the technical department alongside the winemaker. His profile combines technical knowledge, winery and vineyard experience, and training in quality standards.

Field technician

Originally from Tinajo, Lanzarote, she grew up in a farming family, where she learned from a young age the value of the land and the effort involved in cultivating it. This connection led her to train in agroecology, later specializing in viticulture.

He completed his internship at Bodega El Grifo, where he began harvesting grapes and, after several seasons, joined the team permanently. Since then, he has integrated his ecological values into every stage of the process, from the field to the winery.

She is especially committed to composting as a way to close the organic matter cycle and return what it offers to the soil. She believes in circular agriculture, where nothing is wasted.

His philosophy: “What the field gives, returns to it.”