Bodega Las Tirajanas — Attraction in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Absolutely the BEST winery to visit when you are on the island of Gran Canaria! It is a wine cooperative, so they have many more varieties and choices than other wineries in the area, and their opening hours are more dependable. You can book guided tours, but they require an advance booking so be sure to call before you arrive. Tastings don’t require a booking in advance. Walk ins are welcome. They can provide you with bread, cheese, and olives to enjoy during your tasting for a small fee. The tastings cost only 2 Euros for each variety, but each “tasting” was over 1/2 glass of wine! We had 4 tastings and snacks, and we spent about 2 hours there. The drive through the mountains up to the winery is beautiful with expansive views of the mountains and valleys with the ocean in the distance. When you arrive, be aware that Google maps will have you in the right place, on the correct road, but will say “you have arrived” when you are in a parking lot for an adjacent apartment development. Just keep driving a little further and you will see a dirt road at the end of the apartment parking lot that will lead you to the parking area and the entrance for the winery. We really enjoyed the variety of wines presented, but especially enjoyed the oak barrel aged white and red wines that had a distinct and almost smoky flavor. Their aged rose’ wine was also excellent. Their prices range from $10 to 17 Euros per bottle. (We bought 6 bottles!) They can ship outside the country, but it isn’t cheap. It is better to have them box the wine up to take home with you, or just try to find it in a duty free shop before you leave. It is definitely worth the drive up to this winery and definitely plan on taking some bottles with you! It’s a great stop with friends or family to enjoy an...

Not a good experience at all! The lady we met is one of the most unpleasant people I have encountered. She gave a very strong impression that you are not welcome. She barely answered our questions, she rolled her eyes when we asked her. We wanted a wine tasting of the different wines they have served with varied cheese and olives. It's sort of a package deal. She asked us what kind of wine we wanted, and we told her we wanted to taste them all. She repeated the question three times all the while rolling her eyes at us. Apparently she wanted to know if we wanted fruity or dry wines. We where dumped at a table an eventually got served. Then she completely forgot or ignored us. The wine was mediocre, and the room was full of small flies. Not worth the long drive...

Had such a lovely time being given a tour by Ana who was as helpful in person as she was over the phone. We learnt loads about how they make their wine and it was the first time I've been able to see the full process with all the machinery too. We paid for the tasting session (9€ pp) which was very generous - 3 glasses (not tasting portions - very ample!!) of different wines plus local cheese, olive oil and olives to try. So glad we took the trip up there!! If you get the bus at 11h from Maspalomas it's timed perfectly to come back down to Maspalomas on the 14h bus...