Abundant winter rains and less frequent heat waves suggest that the 2026 harvest for the Gran Canaria Protected Designation of Origin will be double that of 2025. Winegrowers in the Gran Canaria have already begun the 2026 harvest, starting, as in recent years, at the Los Azules estate in San Bartolomé de Tirajana. This harvest yielded a similar quantity of grapes to that of 2025, around 340 kilos of white grapes of the Malvasía Volcánica and Albillo Criollo varieties.

The grape harvest, which is now underway, still has a long way to go, as it will continue until approximately mid-October. For example, the grapes from the Monte Lentiscal (Santa Brigida) area will be picked at the end of August, while those from the summit and San Mateo areas will be harvested at the end of September and beginning of October.

The abundant rainfall last winter and the fewer heat waves so far this summer point to a much larger harvest in terms of kilos than last year’s, which isn’t surprising given that the 2025 harvest was the worst since records began. It yielded around 170,000 kilos of grapes, less than half of the previous year’s, due to the drought and heat that prevailed.

It is estimates that the 2026 harvest will double the previous year’s production, reaching between 300,000 and 400,000 kilos, among the 250 associated winegrowers, provided the weather conditions remain favorable.

Unlike other islands in the archipelago, such as Lanzarote, this year’s Gran Canaria harvest is not expected to be earlier than usual, generally due to the heat and faster fruit ripening.

While the 2026 harvest is expected to be much better, the expectations for the 2027 harvest are even more optimistic because the drought of previous years is still affecting the production of many vines, and some plantings established in recent years in different parts of the island will not begin to bear fruit until then.