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The cultivation of the vine is very important in the economy of the Canary Islands since the 15th century, reaching between the 16th and 17th centuries a predominant role in the economy of the islands. Because of its fame, the Canarian wines crossed the borders of Spain to serve in Europe and in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies of America and Africa. The oldest indications date from 1497, when the conquered lands are distributed. Don Fernando de Castro was awarded the lands that first housed vine crops, being then when the first Breton and Portuguese families arrived in the Canary Islands who chose the North of Tenerife as a place of settlement.

The agriculture and more specifically the elaboration of the agricultural products, exerted a great influence in the development of the machinery of the classic times, being the Winery Canarian peak result of the evolution of the presses of beam used by the Greeks.

Almost all the wineries of these characteristics constitute true handicrafts, adopting in the Canary Islands the long Canarian denomination to the place where the grapes are stepped on. The winery is composed of a large container constructed of rectangular-shaped wood, within which the grapes are pressed for later pressing by means of a lever formed by a heavy beam, of thick and very long wood supported by one end so that it can move freely. The mechanical parts of the winery are made up of the wooden beam of about 90 cm in diameter and about 15 meters long and the Roman scale made up of stone, spindle and mace. The stone, with a truncated shape, with very little inclination, is the force of application on the lever. The spindle is a large wood-carved screw of approximately 3 meters in length and a diameter of 20 centimeters that rests on the stone. The hub is the nut where the spindle is screwed. On the other hand, there is an artificial pond or pool to which the juices for fermentation are conducted.

MUNICIPALITY Los Realejos

AREA The Holy Cross

New Road ADDRESS

UTM COORDINATES

X 346328.64

And 3140181.11

Los Realejos PGO , Protection Logo, Los Realejos, 2013.- In initial approval phase.

Illustrious City Hall of the Villa de Los Realejos, u201 Inventory of Real Estate of the Villa de Los Realejos. Tenerife Island ' , Hon. Town Hall of the Villa de Los Realejos, 2012.

OA3 Architecture Office Tres SLP, 'PGO Los Realejos ' , Protection Logo, Los Realejos, 2013. - Approval -

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General image of the winery where its unique silhouette can be seen with the most characteristic image of the large beam, the spindle, the stone and the winery or tread area.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

After the beam and the spindle you can see another of the structural parts of the winery, the Virgins. The virgins act as support to the beam while it is not exerting its function. The shell, connecting element between the beam and the spindle, is usually made of white stick.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

The Beam, the Spindle and the Stone are the most characteristic elements of the traditional winery. Most of the spindles are white stick, a piece of quite complicated structure that can reach 60 cm in diameter in its trunk. The stone, normally basic, is coupled to the spindle by means of a wooden block that has a stick embedded as a pin on which the force for the rotation was made.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

Perspective in which you can see the rear V rgenes of the long, formed by two vertical sticks separated 50 cm.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

This detail image shows the structure of the winery and the Balderas. The balderas are pieces that rise vertically at the edges of the main winery.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

In one of the balderas you can see the outlet that leads the must of the main winery to the Lagareta, a tank where the must is collected last.-Lagar en Carretera Nueva

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Ficha Informativa ICON (Centro de Conservación y Restauración del Patrimonio, Fundación CICOP).
Ficha del Catálogo del PGO, de Los Realejos/ Noviembre 2013.

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Villa de Los Realejos - Etnografía. Lagares -

Villa de Los Realejos
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