Bodegas Bentomiz — Winery in Sayalonga

Bodegas Bentomiz was founded by a Dutch couple, Clara Verheij and André Both, who moved to the Axarquía in Málaga in 1995 simply looking for a life in southern Spain. The house they bought turned out to be surrounded by overgrown vineyards 80 to 100 years old. What began as making wine for their own use (without any measuring, just the way the neighbours did it) grew into a serious bodega: in 2003 they professionalised their approach, and in 2004 their first wine came onto the market. The vineyard is spectacularly located, between 500 and 800 metres up on steep slate slopes with quartz veins, overlooking the Mediterranean. There are tours of the bodega and vineyard, with workshops and food and wine pairings available. In summer the bodega also hosts "Mountain Wine & Music" evenings. You can stay the night right next to the vineyard.