Have a tasting of wine from Menorca
If you like oenology and you want to visit different Menorcan vineyards during your stay on the island, this is the page you were looking for.
The best possible place to participate in a Menorcan wine tasting is the vineyard itself where it is produced.
For the wine tasting of a certain winery, you can book the day and time with the administration of the vineyard you want.
Sometimes the wine tasting is accompanied by a tour of the winery and the vineyards. In others the tasting includes other local products to complement the experience.
How Menorca wine is produced
Minorca wine is awarded today with the seal "Vi de la Terra Illa de Menorca", a quality badge based on the high level of island winemaking.
Each winery chooses one or more types of grapes to make each of its wines, according to own recipes.
Red wines from Menorca
Types of grapes used for the production of red wine.
- Merlot
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Syrah
- Tempranillo
White wines from Minorca
- Chardonnay
- Malvasia
- Muscat
- Macabeo and Parellada
We must bear in mind that, unlike the 18th century, when Menorca produced large quantities of wine, today the island’s wineries concentrate their efforts on obtaining the best possible recipe, combining fermentation time, type of barrel where the wine ferments, fermentation temperature, time of harvest, type of soil, type of vine root and, obviously, type of grape.
Menorca wine price
Although prices always fluctuate, wine from the island’s wineries can be found in local supermarkets for prices ranging between €9 and €18.
Frequently asked questions
How to get to wineries where I can do a tasting or buy the wine directly?
Interactive map of wineries you can visit:
Can I go to the vineyards just to buy wine?
Yes, but it is highly recommended to contact the winery beforehand so that they know you are going to visit them.
Can I walk through the vineyards?
Normally yes, but it depends on each winery.
Do wineries send bottles of wine by mail?
Usually yes.
