Bodegas Bentomiz

About Bodegas Bentomiz

The vines grow at 500 to 800 metres on the slopes below the Sierra Tejeda: bush vines 80 to 100 years old, rooted in slate and worked by hand on gradients too steep for machines. Bentomiz makes 11 wines under the Ariyanas label. For the sweet wines the grapes are sun-dried on paseros or on floating racks of the bodega's own design, and fermentation is stopped by cold, not spirit.

The tour starts beside the vineyard, moves through the winery and ends with four wines in the salon, with an optional snack of cheese and cold cuts. Lunch at 14:00 offers three, five or ten-course menus by chef André, built on local produce and paired with the wines, which are poured in more than 20 Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe. Bottles are sold on site.

Open Wednesday to Sunday all year; tour and tasting at 12:00, about 75 minutes. Prices in 2026: tour and tasting €20, snack €9.50; with lunch €60.50, €77.50 or €96.50, pairings from €15.50. Under-16s join the tour free. Tours in English and Spanish; stairlift and adapted toilet. From the A-7 take exit 948 for Algarrobo, then the Sayalonga road to a signed track and car park.

Late summer, when grapes lie drying in the forecourt, is the most interesting time; spring and autumn suit lunch on the terrace. Buy the naturally sweet Ariyanas muscatels. Tip: book lunch with the tour, as the tour price is reduced for lunch guests.

Bodegas Bentomiz in pictures

What you’ll find

• Car parkParkingFree
• Cellar visitCellars and barrelsBook
• Guided tourWinery or mill tour (€20, 12:00–13:15)Book
• Online bookingBook onlineBook
• Premium tastingPremium tasting and pairing (€60–€97)Book
• RestaurantFood and drink (€46–€82)Buy
• ShopProducts to buyBuy
• Step-free accessAccessible visitFree
• Tapas and pairingFood pairing (€10)Buy
• TastingTasting session (€20)Book
• Tours in EnglishEnglish-language toursBook
• Vineyard walkVineyard or grove visitBook

Nearby places to visit

The bodega is ringed by the white villages of the eastern Axarquía. Sayalonga, known for its round cemetery, is 2 km away, and Cómpeta, whose Noche del Vino wine festival fills the streets every August, is 3 km. The 13th-century minaret of Árchez, now a church tower, is 3 km away, and Canillas de Albaida is 4 km further up the valley. Down on the coast, Playa de Lagos near Torre del Mar is 8 km, and the steep cobbled lanes of Frigiliana are 9 km east, a good stop on the way to Nerja and its caves.