Ferrera Estate & Winery

In the town of Arafo, and as a result of the efforts of at least three generations, the Ferrera family has built what is today one of the most prominent wineries in the winemaking scene of the island of Tenerife.

With an annual production of approximately 50,000 liters - 20,000 of which come from their own land - the winery has been marked by many bold and pioneering decisions throughout its long history.

Back in the 1940s, the grandfather and father of the current owners purchased an estate located between two lava flows at the foot of the Cho Marcial Peak, as it’s called in the neighboring town of Güímar - or Valle Peak, as they prefer to say in the municipality of Arafo.

This first estate is the heart of the winery’s most beautiful lands: five hectares of terrain at an altitude of 1,000 meters, offering a splendid view of the Güímar Valley, Santa Cruz, the Anaga mountains, and the neighboring island of Gran Canaria.

Beautiful yet harsh land, almost carved out of rock, with stone terraces that once had to be irrigated with water brought from distant galleries—first through small channels (known as tajeas) and later with increasingly sophisticated methods.

Land where heroic viticulture takes place, with limited mechanization due to the challenging topography.

Land where, in 1998, a bold decision was made to replace much of the old Listán Blanco vines with the varietal that today forms the cornerstone of the winery: Albillo Criollo.

Land that has evolved over time - first toward organic farming, and from there to regenerative agriculture: a concept that avoids tilling the soil, promotes the growth of a natural plant cover, and maintains an ecosystem where all treatments are entirely natural, using only natural sulfur and bentonite.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit today, April 19, 2025, to the Ferrera estate and winery. I was moved by the passion of this family - for wine, for sustainable agriculture, for their love of the land and their surroundings.

I enjoyed the conversation with Juan Rubén Ferrera, hearing about his projects to plant new varietals of Baboso Blanco, adding to the existing plantings of Albillo Criollo, Listán Blanco, Baboso Negro, Syrah, Tempranillo… I appreciated the warm hospitality of his sister Mónica and their parents. Good people. People with passion and a deep respect for true tradition.

And I enjoyed their wine - especially their organic dry white wine. A wine where Albillo Criollo dominates, making up over two-thirds of the blend, but where you’ll also find high-altitude Listán Blanco and Moscatel. An elegant, well-crafted wine, rich and aromatic—made to be savored. A wine with the flavor of the Canary Islands.