What happened in Tejeda on 1 November?
On Sunday 1 November, the “Tejeda en Copa” festival filled the Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Socorro in the mountain village of Tejeda. It centred on wine and food, and it appealed to wine buffs and families alike.
Alba Bernal organised the event with Chaxiraxi Triana and reports a pre-alert level on the island. Even so, many guests drove up to the village.
The festival had four food stalls. By the end, only one still had a single dish left in the kitchen.
The festival is over, so a visit on that date is no longer possible. The organising team had named no date for the next edition by Monday 9 November.
Which wines and wineries could visitors taste?
According to Bernal, the eight wineries included small family producers from Artenara and Tejeda itself, who rarely appear at festivals. They make 500 to 1,000 bottles, and their wine barely reaches the shops.
The Bodega Hoya Grande brought the only wine it makes. Peña Rajada served a red Listán negro with chicharrones (crispy pieces of pork), which Bernal said surprised even the organisers.
Well-known names such as Bentayga and Las Tirajanas poured their parcelarios (wines from single plots) and their sweet wines. Bernal praised how generous they were with tastings at the stall.
Mondalón showed a wine made from a grape variety found only in the Monte Lentiscal and Bandama area. Bien de Altura, which according to spanishwinelover.com belongs to Carmelo Peña, brought wines that Bernal said are hard to find.
What was the “Duelo de Copas”?
The “Duelo de Copas” was a blind tasting of Canarian wines. It was open to professionals and amateur tasters.
The aim was to offer more than the usual wine-and-tapas afternoons in other municipalities. For months before the festival, a course ran in which many couples prepared for the tasting.
According to the organisers, the course had five training sessions on Canarian wine culture for residents, and the festival closed it. The information available does not say who won.
The project runs under Dinamiza Rural, an initiative of the Gobierno de Canarias (Canarian regional government) with the Consejería de Agricultura, GMR Canarias and the municipal association FECAM. The money is meant to support municipalities with fewer than 10,000 residents.
What was there for families and music lovers?
The afternoon music came from a parranda canaria (a group singing Canarian folk songs). According to Vinetur, Abraham Ramos and Cristóbal Montesdeoca also played as a duo on the timple (a small Canarian plucked instrument) and piano.
A group playing Cuban music also entertained guests through the afternoon. Children had a play corner, so wine lovers and families sat side by side between the tables.
The sources gave no entry prices, ticket rules or exact times. No visitor figure has been published either.
When can visitors enjoy wine in Tejeda again?
According to the report, Alba Bernal and Chaxiraxi Triana plan an edition next year. Several professional wine days for the trade are meant to come first, but no date was given.
Bernal’s closing words were: “That we keep drinking Canarian wine and buying Canarian products.” Anyone who wants to will rarely find the small bodegas in a shop.
A second event is the Feria Regional de Vino, Queso y Miel (“Alma de Medianías”), whose 14th edition took place in Tejeda on 6 and 7 December 2025. It had 42 stalls with about 50 brands from six islands, and a crowd of 15,000 to 18,000 was an expectation, not a verified count.
No date for 2026 is confirmed, and no official programme from the Ayuntamiento (town hall) of Tejeda exists. Anyone planning a visit should wait for the Ayuntamiento’s announcements.
Tejeda lies at 1,050 metres, 43.7 kilometres from Las Palmas on the GC-15. The sources said nothing about bus travel from the south, and the Almendro en Flor festival traditionally follows in February, which in 2026 ran from 31 January to 8 February.