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ABOUT US
Hello! I’m Olga, founder of Tenerife Wine Experience.
I was born in London in 1961, where my father worked as a Canary Island tomato importer based in the old Covent Garden Market - a lively centre of the fruit trade at the time. My roots, however, have always been firmly planted in southern Tenerife.
My grandfather was a landowner who cultivated tomatoes along the coast, potatoes in the midlands, and grapevines high on the slopes of Granadilla - now home to the highest vineyards in Europe at 1,700 metres above sea level. My father continued his work, expanding the estate and transforming it into one of the island’s most spectacular vineyards.
We grew listán blanco, an exceptional native grape that was sold to leading wineries producing high-quality organic white wines. For years, my husband and I cared for the vineyard together. Today, it’s proudly managed by Piedra Fluida, a winery producing award-winning wines that honour the island’s unique terroir.
My professional background is in tourism, and I’m now also a certified wine expert and guide. Over time, as I reconnected with my family’s vineyards and deepened my knowledge of local wines, I felt a growing desire to share this unique heritage with others. That’s how Tenerife Wine Experience was born — a project rooted in passion and a deep connection to my land.
Through tastings, vineyard tours, and curated experiences, I invite wine lovers from around the world to discover the history, flavour, and soul of Canary Island wines - one glass at a time!
HISTORY
Some historians confirm that the first European vines were brought to the Canary Islands, even before Spanish colonisation, by the missionaries who arrived in the 14th century. However, it was not until mid-16th century that it became the island´s biggest industry and the sweet Malvasia wine was exported, by the British merchants, to Europe and America. The Canary Wine trade continued for 300 years despite wars, bans, volcanic eruptions and disease until it gradually faded from the international scene, reducing production to local consumption.
The most tragic episode in vine growing was the arrival of the phylloxera vine aphid from America to Europe´s vineyards in the 1860s. The plague attacked the vine roots, killing the plant, and nothing could be done to stop it. Many ancient varieties were wiped out completely throughout the continent and today most of vines in the world are grafted on phylloxera-resistant roots. However, the Canary Islands were not reached by the plague; therefore, some of the most ancient varieties of vines of the world can be found here.
Today the Islands, and especially Tenerife, are producing excellent wines. The non-grafted plants, volcanic soil and microclimates help to create these exclusive wines, from fresh fruity whites to full spicy reds. Hand laboured vineyards and artisan wineries are scattered all over the rugged geography of Tenerife, from the coast to the mountain slopes where the highest vineyards of Europe can be found.
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