Tacoronte: the wine country of northern Tenerife

In Tacoronte we have one departure left: the wine route with hotel pickup, 8 hours through the north with a stop in La Laguna, a tasting at the Casa del Vino and lunch at a winery. The two guachinche routes we used to run in the area came from a supplier who has stopped working with us and are no longer available. Tacoronte is still the wine country of Tenerife, and below is how to see it under your own steam.

All excursions in Tacoronte

What the Tacoronte area is

Tacoronte and El Sauzal form the heart of the Tacoronte-Acentejo denomination of origin, the oldest wine-growing area on Tenerife. It is also guachinche country: family winery kitchens that open seasonally to sell the house wine, serving home cooking with no ceremony at all. Down on the coast it is all rock and natural pools, with Mesa del Mar as the best-known spot.

The only guided departure that comes through

The wine route lasts 8 hours, includes hotel pickup and a guide in English and Spanish, and combines the old town of La Laguna, the tasting at the Casa del Vino in El Sauzal and lunch at a winery. It is the way to taste the area without having to drive afterwards.

What we do not have right now

  • Guachinche routes with a driver: they came from a supplier who no longer works with us.
  • Guided visits to the old town of Tacoronte or to the pools at Mesa del Mar.
  • Guachinches can be visited independently, but they open seasonally and many take no bookings: ask at your accommodation which ones are open that week.

More on Tenerife

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Frequently asked questions

One: the 8-hour wine route with hotel pickup, a tasting at the Casa del Vino in El Sauzal and lunch at a winery.

They are no longer available. They came from a supplier who has stopped working with us. The guachinches themselves can be visited independently.

A family winery kitchen serving the house wine with home-cooked Canarian dishes. They open seasonally, when there is wine to sell.

Hotel pickup, a guide in English and Spanish, a stop in La Laguna, a tasting at the Casa del Vino in El Sauzal and lunch at a winery. Eight hours in all.

On the northern slope of Tenerife, between La Laguna and Puerto de la Cruz, in the Tacoronte-Acentejo denomination of origin.

With the wine route yes, because pickup is included. Independently it is harder: the guachinches are scattered along inland lanes.