La Casa del Vino La Baranda
The Casa del Vino de La Baranda in El Sauzal is a museum and information center of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife. The facility is used to provide information on viticulture and other agricultural activities on the island of Tenerife .
building
Simón Herrera Leyvada, who comes from Coronil ( Seville ), had the manor built in the second half of the 17th century. He had settled in La Laguna and did business with the colonies in the West Indies . The estate with the wine press was used to process the wine grown in the area. The one-storey complex, which is arranged around a large inner courtyard, corresponds in its layout and construction to the typical style of these buildings, as they were built in the north of the island of Tenerife in the 17th century as a property for agricultural use, but also as a temporary summer residence for the owners. Usually there is a chapel, a wine press, utility rooms and an apartment for the administrator. There are also outbuildings as storage facilities and occasionally stables. There is a wine press in the courtyard . Because of its colourfulness, the ceiling of the Chapel of Saint Simons is of particular art historical importance. The La Baranda property was acquired by the city of El Sauzal in 1989 and ceded to the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife in 1992 .
Todays use
Museo del Vino
In 1994 the Museo del Vino was established. In this exhibition the geographical location, the climate and the soil conditions of the island are presented with reference to viticulture. The types of cultivation and cultivation of the vines are an additional topic. There is more information about the export and evaluation of the island's wines. In addition, the meaning of the designations of origin and the quality controls are explained.
Sala de Degustación y Vinoteca
A wine bar is attached to the museum, in which a large number of wines from the five regions of origin of the island can be tasted. Other island products such as brandy, cheese, dried fruits and honey are also offered as samples. In the wine collection, wines from almost all locations on the island from different vintages can be bought.
Casa de la Miel
In an adjoining building, the production of honey is shown on display boards with video demonstrations and objects. The importance of bees for the flora of the island is particularly emphasized.
Centro de Interpretacón de la Agrodiversidad
The exhibition for the conservation of biodiversity focuses on the conservation of the diversity of the island's crops. Special attention is given to the potato (papa), which was imported to the Canary Islands directly from America and not via Europe and which has led to a large number of varieties that can only be found on the islands today.
Exhibition hall
In an exhibition hall, art exhibitions and lectures take place at irregular intervals, which mostly deal with the themes of the facility.
Denominaciones de Origen
The wine tastings and wine awards for the location names (denominacion de origen) Abona, Tacoronte - Acentejo, Valle de Güimar, Valle de la Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora usually take place in the Casa del Vino de La Baranda.
restaurant
The restaurant is independent from the other facilities at Casa del Vino de La Baranda. Apart from the guest room in the old building, it has a large terrace with a view of El Sauzal, the northwest coast of the island and the sea. The restaurant specializes in Canarian cuisine and wines from the island of Tenerife.
Web links
- La Casa. Casa del vino tenerife. Cabildo insular de Tenerife, accessed on June 15, 2014 (Spanish, German-language version available online).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manuel Hernández González: Tenerife Patrimonio Histórico y Cultural . Editorial Rueda, Madrid 2002, ISBN 84-7207-134-0 , p. 115 (Spanish).
Coordinates: 28 ° 28 '13.4 " N , 16 ° 26' 4.6" W.