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Arafo

Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar

White · Artisan · Extra dry

Brumas de Ayosa Vermut Dry

Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar

Arafo , España

8.0 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 8.0/10

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Overall impression

Brumas de Ayosa Dry is the second vermouth reference from Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar and, according to winemaker **Pedro Lorenzo**, the most distinctive and innovative production of the house within the island council's **Vermut de Tenerife** project. It starts from **overripe Listán Blanco** — grapes left on the vine beyond the usual harvest point to concentrate sugars and aromas — and applies a pioneering technique in the Canaries: botanicals are incorporated **during fermentation** of the base wine, rather than macerated in already-made wine as in the classic white of the range. That winemaking decision seeks deeper integration between the volcanic wine matrix and the spices, herbs and flowers that compose the formula. **Artemisia canariensis** — Tenerife incense — remains the identity axis, accompanied by more than thirty botanicals including cardamom, cinnamon, star anise and vanilla. Made in Arafo on volcanic soils of southeast Tenerife — vineyards in Arafo, Candelaria and Güímar — it represents the driest, most technical and cocktail-oriented side of the Brumas de Ayosa universe, without renouncing the Atlantic and Canarian character that defines the cooperative winery.

Nose and palate

In the glass it shows a bright pale amber colour, clean and luminous, anticipating an extra-dry profile beyond the intense gold of the range's semidry white. The nose unfolds aromatic herbs, wild flowers and light citrus touches in ordered layers; Canarian incense (Artemisia canariensis) brings unmistakable territorial identity, resinous and herbal, without excessively dominating the rest of the spices. On the palate it is fresh, balanced and delicately bitter, with silky texture and a long, persistent finish where herbal, citrus and balsamic memories mingle. Residual sweetness is minimal — genuinely extra dry — which enhances the bitter tension and acidity of overripe Listán fermented with botanicals. At fifteen degrees alcohol it has enough elegance for Martini and dry combinations, but is also interesting in the glass for palates that prefer aperitifs with little sugar and much aromatic complexity. The winemaking innovation translates into a more integrated profile, less «stuck on» than some classic post-fermentative macerations.

How to serve it

The official shop recommends serving it between 6 and 8 °C, alone or over ice, accompanied by a green olive and a slice of lemon peel in a wide glass — the Canarian aperitivo format par excellence. Ideal as a meal opener or in dry cocktails: Martini, combinations with local gin, spritz with minimal soda or soft tonic when you want to highlight incense without cloying. Pairs with aged cheeses, charcuterie, dried fruit and salty tapas, according to the Cabildo sheet. For its extra-dry profile and botanical integration during fermentation, it works especially well in cocktails where vermouth must bring bitterness and complexity without residual sweetness — white Negroni, dry Americano or variants with artisan bitter. Avoid excess ice that dilutes the carefully built bitter tension. 75 cl bottle, available at the Casa del Vino de Tenerife shop.

Production context

Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar, in Arafo (southeast Tenerife), has capacity of one million litres and vineyards from almost two hundred partner growers in Arafo, Candelaria and Güímar. Pedro Lorenzo, the house winemaker, describes this Dry as the most innovative Brumas de Ayosa production: overripe Listán Blanco, botanicals incorporated during fermentation — a pioneering technique in the archipelago — and subsequent slow maceration with Artemisia canariensis and more than thirty species. Part of the **Vermut de Tenerife** project alongside the range's semidry white. Artisan production, volcanic soils, Valle de Güímar D.O., 15% vol., 75 cl. For the curious drinker of island vermouths, the Dry is Güímar's technical and dry expression; the classic white, the semidry door with traditional maceration. Two faces of the same Atlantic terroir.

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