From Totem to Ibizkus Wines
Founded in 2007 as Totem Wines, Ibizkus has established itself as a leading winery on the island of Ibiza and its biggest wine exporter.
Over the past 16 years, Ibizkus has grown to exploit 28 hectares of vineyards on Ibiza — nearly half of the island's registered vines — and remains dedicated to the recuperation and preservation of the local Monastrell (or Mourvèdre) grape variety. This variety accounts for 90% of Ibizkus' production: both for its monovarietal reds as well as for its flagship Ibizkus rosé and Totem rosé wines.
Ibizkus also grows Malvasía, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, fine-grain Muscat and Macabeo. The ibizan Malvasía is the primary grape variety used in Totem, Ibizkus and Can Bassó white wines; characterized by a bouquet of honeysuckle, jasmine, and tropical fruit with flavours of ripe pear, citrus and peach, Malvasía whites are typically light and crisp with mild tannins and low acidity.
All Ibizkus wines are made from unirrigated, ecologically-grown grapes that are hand-harvested and fermented with natural yeasts. As a winery, we believe in less is more when it comes to sulfite use – we use only just enough to produce stable wines, avoid microbial growth and allow our wines to improve with time spent in bottle.
Ibizkus produces 11 different wines under 3 labels:
- Totem is its most premium label and includes a red, rosé and white wine. This label represents the best we are able to achieve on Ibiza and most wines are either single-parcel or are made from ungrafted vines. Totem wines are characterized by a very limited production of between 1.000 and 3.000 numbered bottles per year.
- Ibizkus is our main label and accounts for over 80% of the winery's production. It includes two monovarietal reds (Monastrell and Syrah), a rosé and a white wine.
- Can Bassó is the winery's newest label and includes a red, a rosé and a white wine produced from younger vines.
The winery's cellars, offices, tasting room and store are located on the main road between the towns of Ibiza and Santa Eulalia, at kilometre marker 9,5. If you're interested in reserving a wine tasting, please visit our tasting area.
Ibizkus Tasting Room
With both interior and exterior seating, smooth tunes and a menu of local and Spanish delicacies designed to accompany our rosé, white and red wines, the Ibizkus tasting room is a great place to relax with friends.
We wanted to create an atmosphere where our wines take the spotlight and our guests become the audience.
The interior is that of an "avant-guarde" winery with views through a glass pane to our cellar, complete with French-oak barrels, with two corner nook bench areas for larger groups, custom-designed bar tables and chairs as well as bar seating.
The exterior area also has a sofa and lounge area as well as seating for additional guests on both bar tables and regular tables. Situated behind the sofa area is a floor-to-ceiling wall of LED-lit barrels separating the dining area from access to the cellars.
Special attention has been placed on warm yet dim lighting to create a cozy ambience both inside and outside.
Designed by Luis Yanes of Yanes Interiors & Design, the Ibizkus tasting room is both in tune with Ibiza and unexpected from such a traditional business as a winery. Then again, with the exception of our passion for the conventional art of winemaking, Ibizkus has always been about setting new boundaries.
Open year-round, our tasting room is located at our main cellars on the road between the towns of Ibiza and Santa Eulalia (find us on Google Maps). Come visit us for a glass of wine and a "tapa" or book a tasting tour. If you'd like to enjoy Ibizkus at home, please visit our on-site shop where we also sell local specialities.
We look forward to welcoming you!
The Ibizkus Store
With direct access from the inside of our tasting room, the on-site Ibizkus store offers a complete selection of Ibizkus wines, most of the specialities available on our Pairing Menu, ibicencan herb liquors, salt and many other locally-produced products.
We also offer for sale a selection of Ibizkus accessories such as branded corkscrews and wine buckets and of course our hibiscus-flavoured almonds.
With the same opening hours as our tasting room, you can now enjoy Ibizkus at home anytime.
Where can you buy Ibizkus wines?
Local, regional and European resellers and distributors
If you are on Ibiza, come visit the Ibizkus store at our new location on the road between Ibiza and Santa Eulalia. Alternatively, many retail wine shops on the island also carry Ibizkus wines.If you are in doubt of if you are looking for a specific wine or vintage, please call us at +34 971 19 83 44 and we'll be happy to advise you.
SPAIN
If you are looking for Ibizkus wines on the Spanish Peninsula, please visit one of the following shops:
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La Vinoteca - Visit website -
Barcelona Vinos - Visit website -
Mariorca - GastronomÃa Balear - Visit website
EUROPE & OTHER
For the rest of Europe and Canada, please visit our local distributor's website:
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Wijnen Crijns (BEL) - Visit website -
Passion Gourmet (CAN) - Visit website -
Terra Nostra Feinkost (DE) - Visit website -
Wanderlust Wine (GBR) - Visit website
Wine-making on Ibiza
Ibiza has a long history in wine-making dating back 2.500 years to the Phoenicians, who introduced the original Monastrell grapes on the island around 500 B.C.
Fast-forward to the 21st century, Ibizkus started producing wines under the Totem Wines brand name. Laurent Frésard, while completing his Masters in Wine Management, discovered a passion for wines created from the diverse Mediterranean soil and unique grape varieties. He joined the Ibizkus team in 2008 with the aim of creating great wines from ungrafted vines grown locally on the island.
By 2010, then Totem Wines became the second largest winery in Ibiza, with a global production of 30,000 bottles. Under the watchful eye of oenologist David Lorenzo, 5 years later Ibizkus has doubled its production to 60,000 bottles and is now offering red, rosé and white wines.
Our philosophy stands firm: creating balanced and elegant wines, derived from unique locations, fusing rare and indigenous grapes with expert knowledge, specialist techniques and a passion for wine-making.
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