Our next 5 wineries: These bodegas are joining us
Since our first reveal, we've received many messages. Which wineries are coming next? When will the shop go live? And most importantly: Will there also be wines from the center of the island?
Yes, there will. Today we introduce you to the next five wineries that will be available in our shop from August. And they are all located in the heart of Mallorca, around Sencelles and Santa Eugènia, barely twenty minutes' drive from each other. What unites them is not a grape variety or a style. It's an attitude: making wine that tastes of a place.
Ca Sa Padrina — Grandmother's House
The name says it all. Ca Sa Padrina means "Grandmother's House" in Mallorcan and describes the bodega more precisely than any marketing description ever could. Since 1999, wine has been made here in Sencelles under the Binissalem designation of origin, using indigenous varieties such as Manto Negro, Callet, and Prensal Blanc, which have been at home on this soil for centuries.
In 2015, the next generation took over and converted the operation to organic farming. Since then, the winery has also been open to visitors, and anyone who has been there quickly understands why guests keep coming back. There is no anonymous tasting behind glass counters. You sit on the terrace among bougainvillea and drink wine with the family. Sometimes it's stories spanning three generations that fill the evening.
On only five hectares, three wines are produced here: the Montnegre, a red wine with the DO Binissalem, the Mollet, a fresh white wine as Vi de la Terra, and a rosé. All hand-picked, all organic, all with an immediacy that cannot be replicated.
What convinced us: Ca Sa Padrina is one of the most personal wineries we have found on the island. Here you don't just buy a bottle; you become part of a family history.
Our wine recommendation: The Rosat Ca Sa Padrina shows what Callet can achieve as a rosé wine: fruity, lively, and with a Mediterranean character that immediately reminds you of warm summer evenings.
Visits: In Sencelles, 20 to 30 minutes from Palma. Various tasting programs by appointment, vineyard picnics and private events also possible.
Santa Catarina — The Rebirth
Sometimes a good story needs a second attempt. For Santa Catarina, that was in 2014. Swedish entrepreneur Stellan Lundqvist had founded the bodega back in 1984, near Andratx, at a time when quality wine was still a rarity in Mallorca. He was one of the first to plant Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Chardonnay on the island, doing true pioneering work.
In the early 2000s, production ceased. But the next generation decided to rebuild the project. New vineyards, a new combination of international and Mediterranean grape varieties, and a new home: Finca Son Aloy near Sencelles, with a modern building that, despite its size, feels surprisingly personal.
Today, Santa Catarina carries on this legacy and adds its own touch. The wines are approachable and precise, with Mediterranean fruit, without heaviness. The combination of international experience and Mallorcan soil runs through the entire range.
What convinced us: Santa Catarina shows that a new beginning does not have to be a step backward. The bodega combines pioneering spirit and modern stylistics in a way that has become rare today.
Our wine recommendation: The 'Nguany line shows the full range of the bodega: a fresh Blanco, a lively Rosado, and an approachable Tinto, all sharing the same clear, Mediterranean character.
Visits: At Finca Son Aloy on the road between Inca and Sencelles. Tastings, tours, lunch in the vineyard, and event rooms by appointment.
Son Juliana — A Dream That Became Wine
Günther Zimmer comes from mechanical engineering. For decades, he led a successful international company without ever losing his passion for nature and agriculture. In 2013, he built his winery, Son Juliana, on seven hectares in the heart of Mallorca.
What emerged is no detached corporate project. Zimmer still actively works in the vineyard, accompanies the harvest, and is directly involved in many decisions. You can taste this in the wines: early-picked grapes, lots of freshness, clear aromas, no heaviness. Especially the white wines and the rosé have a directness that is immediately recognizable.
Seven wines and an olive oil from Arbequina and Picual olives of the highest quality "Virgen Extra", all organic, all hand-picked, all powered by solar and wind energy. And all this with an honesty that is immediately apparent when you sit opposite Günther.
What convinced us: Son Juliana is proof that a lifelong dream, which starts late, sometimes becomes particularly clear. A whole biography is contained in every bottle here.
Our wine recommendation: The Chardonnay from the barrique shows what happens when artisanal care meets a grape variety that not everyone in Mallorca has on their radar yet: powerful, with depth, and yet fresh.
Visits: The boutique winery is usually open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm from February to December. Spontaneous visits are possible, various tasting formats by appointment.
Son Prim — Five Generations, an Experiment
In the early 1990s, Jaime Llabrés planted a small plot in Sencelles with an unusual mix of grape varieties: Prensal, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Syrah, Cabernet, Merlot. It was an experiment, not a grand vision. The first wines were made in small tanks under a carob tree, aged in a garage cellar in Palma.
From this beginning, a fifth-generation family winery has emerged today. His son, Jaime J. Llabrés, grew up alongside the vineyard and now runs the business. In 2014, a new winery was completed, built in the middle of their own vines, on hard red clay that stores rainwater and promotes a deep root system.
Son Prim deliberately stands for French grape varieties on Mallorcan soil. Consistent craftsmanship, low yields, around 3,500 bottles per hectare, minimal intervention in the cellar. Nine wines, each with its own character, all produced entirely on the island, from planting to bottling.
What convinced us: Son Prim shows another, equally exciting side of Mallorcan viticulture. No indigenous varieties, but the same consistency, the same honesty, and the same feel for what this soil can make of a grape.
Our wine recommendation: The Merlot and Syrah always surprise because they feel different from comparable wines from France or Spain. The Mallorcan climate and red clay leave their own unique imprint.
Visits: In Sencelles, tastings and visits from 20 euros by appointment, various formats available. On August 1st, "La Nit a Son Prim" will take place, an evening with live music and wine among the vines.
Vinya Taujana — The Winemaker Who Bottles in Verse
There are many stories about Mallorcan winemakers. But few that end with poems. With Vinya Taujana, that's exactly the case.
At the western entrance to Santa Eugènia, brothers Joan and Sebastià Crespí Coll run a small bodega that is truly one of a kind. Both were formerly police officers. Both are third-generation winemakers, on both their mother's and father's sides. They are supported by Juan Mora, one of the island's most experienced oenologists, who often provides the decisive input when the brothers have differing taste preferences.
The range is deliberately small: a Crianza made from Manto Negro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Merlot with ten to twelve months of barrel aging, a young rosé based on Manto Negro, and a single-varietal white Prensal Blanc. In the vineyard, the family relies on observation rather than dogma: copper solution instead of fungicides, organic fertilization, an eye on the wild herbs between the vines, which give an early indication if something is brewing.
But what truly makes Vinya Taujana unmistakable is found on the label. Sebastià writes Gloses, short Mallorcan verses, and puts them on selected bottles of his Crianza. The editions are small, sometimes only 50 bottles, sometimes even just a single one, if someone wants to give their wine a personal declaration of love. The name of the bodega itself is a small poem: "els Taujans" is the traditional name for the men from Santa Eugènia. Vinya Taujana is, quite literally, the wine of their own village.
What convinced us: Vinya Taujana tells one of the most personal stories we have found in Mallorca. Two police officers, third-generation winemakers, an experienced oenologist, and a brother who dresses his best wine in his own verses. Sometimes the most beautiful rhyme is simply in the bottle.
Our wine recommendation: The Crianza shows what Manto Negro can become in a blend with Cabernet and Syrah: structure, depth, and a warmth that lingers.
Five Bodegas, a Handful of Kilometers
These five wineries are barely twenty minutes' drive from each other, yet they could hardly be more different. A family winery, now in its third generation, converting to organic. A pioneering project reinventing itself. An entrepreneur bottling his life's dream. A fifth-generation family business with French grape varieties on red clay. And two brothers who were police officers and write poetry.
Together, they paint a picture of Mallorcan viticulture that one wouldn't expect. And this is just the beginning.
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