Lanzarote Wine Tasting: What To Expect, What It Costs, And How To Plan Your Visit

A wine tasting on Lanzarote is not a hurried pour at a bar. It’s a window into a farming system that digs vines into volcanic ash pits and produces tiny yields of distinctive white wines. This guide from Lanzarote Wine Tours breaks down what a tasting costs, what you’ll get for your money, and how to fit it into a half-day.

What Does A Lanzarote Wine Tasting Cost?

Walk-in counter pours start at about €3.50 for a glass with a cheese tapa, while a structured guided tasting with a winery tour and a flight of several wines ranges from €21 to €50 per person. Pre-booked tours that include transport and multiple stops bundle the tasting fees into the headline price. The cheapest option is a simple glass at a bodega bar; the most memorable is a guided experience that walks you through the vines first.

What you pay depends on the format. A counter tasting at a winery like Bodegas Los Bermejos is casual: you order a glass at the terrace, served with a cap of local goat cheese and toasted bread, for €3.50. You can try a second wine for the same price, or buy a bottle to share. It’s quick, cheap, and requires no booking.

A guided tasting is a different experience. At El Grifo, the island's most famous bodega, its own visits page lists walk-in prices of €15, €30, €50 and €95 per person, with the two-hour Wine Lovers tour at €50. It includes a walk through the 18th-century winery and museum, a tasting of six wines with Canarian cheeses, and a group size capped at 12. For a shorter visit, the self-guided audio tour with two wines is €15 per person, and a seated tasting of five wines without the tour is €30. At Bodegas Rubicón, the winery's own site lists two guided visits at walk-in prices: "Entre Muros y Viñedos Centenarios" at €22, daily at 13:30, and "El Legado Rubicón" at €40 on Mondays and Fridays at noon, which includes a tank sample and three wines with cheese.

The table below gives a snapshot of current winery tasting prices and what they include.

Tours that include transport and visit multiple wineries fold the tasting costs into one price. For example, the Three Wineries, Six Wines tour starts at $105 and covers all tastings, cheese, and round-trip transport. You never reach for your wallet at each stop.

Guided Tasting Or Walk-In Counter: What’s The Difference?

A guided tasting is a structured session, usually with a host who explains the winemaking and the volcanic terroir, while a counter tasting is a self-service glass at the bodega bar. The guided version almost always includes a walk through the vineyard or the cellar, a flight of several wines, and a pairing of local cheese or chocolate. The counter version is cheaper, faster, and requires no reservation, but you miss the story behind what’s in the glass.

If you want to understand why Malvasía Volcánica tastes the way it does, book a guided tasting. At El Grifo, the guide will show you the 1775 wine press and explain how the ash layer acts as a natural mulch. At Rubicón, you walk among century-old vines protected by semicircular stone walls. The tasting that follows is a progression: a crisp dry white, a more textured wine aged on lees, maybe a sweet Moscatel to finish. You’ll taste the difference between a young wine and one that spent time in barrel, and you’ll learn why the island’s whites dominate the DO’s output, roughly 84% of all bottles.

A counter tasting is more like a bar stop. At Los Bermejos, you walk up to the terrace during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 15:00) and order a glass. It comes with a small cheese cap, and you can sit and watch the vines. It’s perfect if you’re driving the LZ-30 and want a quick taste without committing to an hour-long tour. But you won’t get the context, and you’ll probably only try one or two wines.

The three tours above are all guided tastings that pair wine with something local: chocolate, cheese, or Iberian ham. They last 1.5 hours, cost between $28 and $41, and you drive yourself to the bodega. The Chocolate Pairing, Lowest Price tour is the most affordable way to experience a structured tasting with a sweet twist, and it regularly sells out.

For a deeper dive, the Blind Tasting, Ham Pairing adds a playful element: you taste without knowing the labels, which sharpens your attention to what’s in the glass. The Cheese Pairing, 1.5 Hours is a solid middle ground with Lanzarote goat cheese.

How Many Bodegas Can You Visit In A Half-Day?

Two bodegas is a comfortable half-day. Three is possible if you start early, stick to a tight schedule, and pick wineries that are close together along the LZ-30, but you’ll be moving quickly and tasting a lot of wine in a short window. A guided tour with transport can fit three stops into a morning because someone else handles the driving and the timing.

La Geria is compact. The LZ-30 runs from the Monumento al Campesino down to Uga, and most visitable bodegas sit along that road or a short detour off it. Driving from one to the next takes five to ten minutes. The table below shows approximate drive times from the main resort areas to the heart of La Geria, which is also the La Geria wine region covered in our full guide.

A realistic half-day plan: arrive at Bodega La Geria when it opens at 10:00, do a guided tour and tasting that lasts about an hour, then drive five minutes to Rubicón for the 13:30 “Entre Muros” tour. That’s two bodegas with time to browse the shop and take photos. If you start at 09:30 and skip a sit-down lunch, you could add a quick counter pour at Los Bermejos before it closes at 15:00, but you’ll be tasting on a tight clock.

A guided tour that includes transport takes the logistics off your plate. The Three Wineries, Six Wines tour, for example, visits three bodegas in 3.5 hours, with all tastings and cheese included. You’re not watching the clock or worrying about Spain’s strict drink-drive limit of 0.25 mg/l of breath, which is lower than the UK’s 0.35 and leaves little room after a flight of wines. That’s the honest reason a driven tour exists.

If you prefer to drive yourself, the Chocolate Pairing, Lowest Price tour is a single-stop tasting that fits neatly into a morning. It lasts 1.5 hours and leaves you free to explore the rest of La Geria afterwards.

For a longer, more traditional tasting, the El Grifo Bodega, Cheese Tasting runs two hours and includes a cheese pairing at the island’s most historic winery. It’s limited to 10 participants, so book ahead.

Is The Tasting Included In The Tour Price Or Paid At The Door?

Most pre-booked wine tours on Lanzarote include the tasting fee in the headline price. You pay once when you reserve, and you taste at every stop without reaching for your wallet. A few tours, particularly those that visit a restaurant or offer an optional premium pairing, charge a supplement on the day, but that is always stated in the listing.

The tour roster on this site makes the distinction clear. Every tour in the Bodega Tastings category includes the tasting. For example, the Chocolate Pairing, Lowest Price tour ($28) covers the chocolate and wine tasting in the price. The Cheese Pairing, 1.5 Hours ($41) includes the cheese. The Sunset Departure, Chocolate Tasting ($30) includes two artisan chocolate bonbons.

The Chocolate Pairing, Lowest Price tour is the most accessible guided tasting on the island. It’s short, affordable, and the chocolate pairing is a crowd-pleaser. Check the live listing for the latest schedule; it frequently sells out.

Multi-winery tours with transport also bundle the tastings. The Three Wineries, Six Wines tour ($105) includes all six tastings and a goat cheese pairing. The Four Wineries, Brunch And Tapas tour ($176) goes further, with brunch and a tapas stop at an 1890 bar included. The only extra you might pay on those tours is dinner, as on the Evening Tour, LagOmar Visit ($80), where the tasting is included but the restaurant meal is paid separately.

If you walk into a bodega without a booking, you pay at the counter. Los Bermejos charges €3.50 per glass, and Bodega La Geria sells tours through its website with prices visible only after you select a date. El Grifo’s walk-in audio guide is €15, paid on arrival.

Tapas And Food Pairings At Lanzarote Tastings

Lanzarote wine tastings are almost always accompanied by a small bite, most often a slice of local goat cheese. The cheese is made on the island, frequently from Finca de Uga, which won gold for its Bodega Cabra y Oveja at the World Cheese Awards 2025 and was named Best Canary Cheese. Chocolate, Iberian ham, and toasted bread with olive oil also appear on tasting menus, depending on the winery and the tour.

The pairing is not an afterthought. At Rubicón, the two-wine tasting comes with a plate of artisanal cheeses from Finca de Uga, served on the terrace with a view of Timanfaya. At El Grifo’s Wine Lovers tour, six wines are paired with a selection of Canarian cheeses, and the premium Gastronomy option adds a 90-minute lunch at the winery’s restaurant in Mozaga. The Family Winery, 3-Hour Lava Flow tour includes snacks with both cheese and chocolate tastings.

The table below shows what you’ll eat on some of the most popular tasting tours.

The Blind Tasting, Ham Pairing is a good example of how food changes the wine. Tasting without knowing the label forces you to pay attention to what’s in the glass, and the salty ham highlights the acidity of the white wines. It’s a fun, low-pressure format that works even if you don’t know much about wine.

If you want a more substantial meal, several bodegas have restaurants or cafeterias. Bodega La Geria has a bar-cafeteria with panoramic views. Stratvs runs a restaurant daily from 12:30 to 19:00. El Grifo’s restaurant in Mozaga serves a menu designed to match its wines. Several bodegas on the island run their own restaurants and bars, and what you pay for a meal for two with wine depends on the winery.

Is Lanzarote In The 6 Drink Rule?

No. The “6 drink rule” is a Balearic Islands regulation that limits all-inclusive hotel guests to six alcoholic drinks per day in designated resorts. It has no force in the Canary Islands and does not apply to any wine tasting, bodega visit, or restaurant on Lanzarote. You can taste as many wines as you like, provided you are 18 or older and not driving afterwards.

The rule was introduced by the Balearic government to curb anti-social behaviour in specific areas of Mallorca and Ibiza. It caps all-inclusive alcohol service to three drinks at lunch and three at dinner, and it only affects certain all-inclusive hotels. Lanzarote, as part of the Canary Islands, is governed by a different autonomous community with its own laws. No similar restriction exists here.

What does apply is Spain’s legal drinking age of 18, which the Canary Islands enforce strictly, even for visitors. There is no parental-consent exception. And if you are driving, Spain’s breath-alcohol limit is 0.25 mg/l, lower than the UK’s 0.35 mg/l. A tasting flight of three or four wines will push most people over that limit, which is why a guided tour with transport is the smart choice if you plan to visit more than one bodega.

Tastings on Lanzarote are measured pours, served at a relaxed pace, and the pace is relaxed. A 1.5-hour tasting with four wines is an educational experience, not a drinking session. Bodegas take their responsibility seriously: El Grifo’s five-wine tasting is adults-only, and Rubicón’s tours have a minimum age of 11 for the child rate, with full-price tickets for anyone tasting.

How To Plan Your Wine Tasting Day On Lanzarote

Start by deciding whether you want to drive yourself or join a guided tour with transport. If you drive, pick one or two bodegas close together along the LZ-30 and book a morning slot. If you’d rather not worry about the drink-drive limit, book a multi-winery tour with hotel pickup. Either way, reserve ahead, especially during the July–August harvest and the early November Semana Malvasía festival.

If you drive yourself, the driving the La Geria wine route guide has turn-by-turn advice. Most bodegas open at 10:00, and some close by 15:00. Los Bermejos, for example, only sells wine at the counter until 15:00 on weekdays. Check the Lanzarote wineries page for a full list of visitable bodegas and their hours.

If you’d rather not drive, multi-winery tours with pickup depart from Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca, and Costa Teguise. The Three Wineries, Six Wines tour covers three stops in 3.5 hours, while the Four Wineries, Brunch And Tapas tour is a full six-hour day with brunch and a historic tapas bar. For resort-specific options, see our guides on wine tours from Puerto del Carmen and wine tours from Playa Blanca.

Whatever you choose, book ahead. The best tours and the most popular bodega time slots fill up, especially during the harvest season in July and August and around the Semana Malvasía festival in early November. Free cancellation is standard on every tour listed on this site, so you can reserve early and adjust if your plans change.

These three single-bodega tastings are the easiest way to start. Each lasts 1.5 hours, pairs wine with a local flavour, and lets you drive yourself to the winery. The Chocolate Pairing, Lowest Price tour is the most popular; the Blind Tasting, Ham Pairing adds an element of surprise; and the Cheese Pairing, 1.5 Hours is a classic introduction to Lanzarote’s wines and cheeses.

Here are the most frequently asked questions about wine tasting on Lanzarote, covering costs, inclusions, the 6 drink rule, food pairings, and how to book.

Common Questions About Lanzarote Wine Tasting