Abama Arts & Culture Experiences

The Canary Islands are unique in the world of viticulture and enology. Cultivation began in the XV Century when the first grape varieties were brought to the islands by monks, explorers, conquistadors, merchants, and European colonists. The first historical records of its introduction refer to the “Aníbal vineyard” on Fuerteventura, and the history of winemaking on the islands has been marked by milestones such as the international prestige that accrued to its Malvasía wine in the XVI Century, when it came to popularity in the European courts and was even lauded by William Shakespeare.

Thanks to incredible raw materials, singular terrain, and the expertise and professionalism of its enologists, the Canary Islands produce wines with a marked personality conditioned by the salinity of the ocean and volcanic minerals, as diverse as the landscapes of the archipelago itself.

10:30h Departure from Las Terrazas de Abama

12:00h Arrival at Bodegas Monje, welcome cocktail and aperitif, introduction to the experience

12:30h Mojo workshop* and barbecue tasting menu

15:00h Bodega visit

16:00h Visit to the bodega product store, gifts

16:30h Departure from Bodegas Monje

17:45h Approximate arrival time at Las Terrazas de Abama

*In the mojo workshop, our chef will guide us in the preparation of one of Spain’s 7 gastronomic wonders: mojo sauce, commonly served with wrinkled potatoes, and coming in red and green varieties made with cilantro, parsley, or pumpkin. The sauces will be accompanied by a variety of bread and appetizers.

Bodegas Monje menu:

Main course: Canary Island pork with dulce de verduras, almond mojo sauce, potatoes, and lettuce and onion salad with Macho Monje vinegar. The meat may be substituted for fish, vegetables or pasta, and the dishes can be adapted in case of allergies or food intolerance.

Dessert: Quesillo cream with wine cake and Hollera confiture

Drinks include 3 glasses of wine per guest, to be chosen among the bodega’s offer of young wines, dry whites, rosés, and carbonic maceration reds. Alternatively, guests may choose water, juice, soda, or beer.

Coffee or tea

Bodegas Monje is located in a beautiful area surrounded by vineyards, with the Atlantic Ocean as backdrop. Its main building offers magnificent views from its restaurant and outdoor terrace. The visit begins in its emblematic Cask Hall, where time seems to stop and tradition and history come to the fore. This is where the family formerly made its wines and where today it proudly displays the best bottles made over the course of the bodega’s 66 years of existence.

Winemaking first began here in 1750, and the bodega was reconstructed in 1956 and modernized in 1983 to bring its production capacity up to 160,000 liters. The old oak barrels are still here and the bodega continues to use them to ferment and age its traditional reds, which sell under the DOP Islas Canarias – Canary Wine.

Environmental and cultural sustainability remain an important part of the bodega’s development, and one of its current projects, Vinotinte, produces ecoprints, textiles that are dyed naturally by artist Nathalie Leturcq using material obtained from the wine cultivation process. Bodegas Monje is also involved in the LEY SECA gastrotheater; the Picnics in the vineyards; and the erotic wine night, Wine&Sex.

The price of the event, per person, is €150 (IGIC tax included). When you click to register, you will be brought to our payment and registration platform, where you will need to indicate the names and special dietary needs (if any) of each guest for the event.

The event has a minimum and maximum capacity, and it will be cancelled if we do not reach the minimum number of attendees two weeks prior to the event date. In the case of a cancellation for that reason, the full payment will be reimbursed to the original purchaser.

Lava & Vineyards – November 17th, 2023

• Event minimum: 12 people
• Event maximum: 30 people
• Attendees must be 18 years of age or older to attend