- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Grape: 100% Listan Blanco (Palomino Fino).
Region: Spain> Las Islas Canarias (Canary Is.)> Tenerife.
Notes: 100 year old vines (un-grafted). Organic, vegan-friendly, very low sulfites.
Description: Juan Jesus is a proud native of Tenerife and the fourth generation of growers on the island. During the twenty-five years that he’s overseen Bodegas Viñátigo, he has also juggled the classes he teaches as a professor of viticulture and enology at the Ciclo Superior de Vitivinicultura. Juan Jesus and his wife Elena Batista are slowly allowing their son Jorge Mendez, who studied viticulture in Madrid and currently in charge of the farming. While the work in the vineyard and winery has always been sustainable, now all of Viñátigo’s holdings are farmed organically, and many are being treated biodynamically.
Food pairing: Almonds, green olives, fried food, ham (Iberian, prosciutto), shellfish, tapas, roasted vegetables, tortilla, oysters, etc.