Discover the wineries open for wine tourism in D.O. La Gomera. Visit their vineyards, taste their wines and book your experience among the vines.
On the rugged island of La Gomera, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, D.O. La Gomera safeguards 18 wineries you can visit, clinging to ravines and impossible terraces. Filter your experience and book a tasting of heroic viticulture, with the Garajonay laurel forest and the Atlantic as a backdrop.
The emblematic variety is Forastera Gomera, a native white grape of fresh, light wines, alongside Listán Blanco, Listán Negro and Negramoll. The volcanic soils, the altitude and the humidity of the trade winds yield lively whites and delicate reds with a marked island character. Walking its terraces, tasting a Forastera white and pairing it with the famous gomero almogrote is wine tourism at its roots.
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When we speak of the wines of La Gomera, there are two essential terms, risk viticulture and Forastera Blanca. When we think of risk viticulture it is because its vineyards hang on impossible terraces, which means that the harvests in La Gomera are barely mechanised, giving rise to wines of character and reduced yields. On the other hand, the grape variety found on the island is Forastera Blanca in 85% of the terrain, which lends a unique typicity to the wines of the island.
The whole of the Island of La Gomera (Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands).
The rugged, very difficult-to-cultivate terrain is the constant of La Gomera; terraces with stone walls on steeply sloping land that have traditionally forced the winegrower into effort and sacrifice. The vine is grown creeping over the ground, though in the Hermigua area the medium-height trellised vines (parrales) stand out, adapting to the irregularities of the terrain. The espalier has been installed on those plots that allow it.
Bathed by the trade winds, the climate of the island of La Gomera corresponds to the variants of moderate subtropical.
Permitted red varieties: Moscatel Negra, Vijariego Negro, Baboso Negro, Listán Negro, Negramoll, Tintilla, Malvasía and Castellana Negra.Permitted white varieties: Listán Blanco, Torrontés, Pedro Ximénez, Baboso Blanco, Malvasía, Gual, Bermejuela, Vijariego, Albillo, Muscat of Alexandria and Forastera Blanca.
The forastera blanca is the most representative variety of the Island and the most highly valued oenologically for its adaptation and aromatic potential. Among the rest of the whites, the Listán Blanco, Marmajuelo and Malvasía stand out. Among the reds, Listán Negro, Negramoll, Castellana and Tintilla are worth mentioning. La Gomera is an island traditionally producing young white wines, but in recent years the cultivation of red grapes has proliferated, giving rise to young wines of excellent qualities and future. In general, both reds and whites are soft, aromatic wines, well balanced on the palate.
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