La Casa de los Abuelos

The house where the Pacheco Family were raised and the old bodega have both recently been renovated to become a new wine and culinary space called La Casa de los Abuelos.

As regards architecture, we have maintained and respected what was already there – the rooms, the structure and the floor plan have all been left as they were originally. Where we have had to make changes due to administrative bureaucracy, we have tried to make the differences between the old and the new evident, without concealing or imitating, with the aim of maintaining the originality of the building in a rural setting that transports you back in time.

The house has various rooms with different capacities – 4, 8 and 12 people – and a multimedia conference room – the old dovecote – which holds around 24 to 30 people making it ideal for business events.

There is also a fully equipped kitchen where our chef prepares a variety of menus using traditional, classic Jumilla fare with a modern touch, to pair with each one of our wines.

Choose your bodega and vineyard tour from the following options

Rural lunch

Paired with 3 wines and the house sweet wine

Chargrilled bread with our EVOO Alma de Emi.
Zarangollo (a type of ratatouille with courgettes, eggs and onions).
Pork loin with sliced fried potatoes.
Local cheese board.
Traditional confectionary.
Water and coffee or infusion.

Guided bodega and vineyard tour included.

€32 per person

Menu Raíces

Paired with 4 wines and the house sweet wine

Chargrilled bread with our EVOO Alma de Emi.
Fried sardine on a bed of fried Swiss chard.
Mushroom and duck vol-au-vent.
To choose from: potato broth with cod and pouched egg, or chargrilled Iberian special cut (secreto), or baby goat ribs with green garlic and egg, or “gazpachos jumillanos”.
Homemade dessert.
Water and coffee or infusion.

Guided bodega and vineyard tour included.

€50 per person

Menu Zarcillo

Pairing with 5 wines and the house sweet wine

Chargrilled bread with our EVOO Alma de Emi.
Peeled King prawns cooked in garlic infused oil.
Grilled squid.
Creamy black garlic with mushroom and egg.
To choose from: lamb shoulder in two different cookings or red mullet over brothy rice.
Homemade dessert.
Petit four.
Water and coffee or infusion.

Guided bodega and vineyard tour included.

€68 per person

You can see the vegetarian menu options and allergen declaration by downloading the following pdf file.
Download here.

Things to consider before booking

Dishes will be adapted to the vegan option, as well as to allergies or intolerances (in case of not prior notice, dishes will adapt to kitchen availability).
The same menu is served to all guests at a full table.
Bookings will be confirmed only after receiving a 50% deposit of the total amount.
The deposit will not be returned if the booking is cancelled less than 48 hours before the event.
Our experiences are targeted at adults, but if children are present then they must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Who is in the kitchen in our wine and culinary space?

Ana Jose García

Although she trained as a civil engineer, she always had an itch for cooking and combined work with various hospitality and cookery courses until, in one of the many economic crises that Spain has lived through, she decided to hang up her hardhat, put her boots away and turn her hobby into her profession.

She began to study hospitality and to work in the sector, trained as an instructor and gave her first cookery classes in order to devote herself fully to her chosen career.

Her curiosity is limitless, and in her eagerness to grow when she heard that Viña Elena was creating a culinary space she turned up on the doorstep. Ana Jose is capable of transmitting the essence of the Pacheco Family in flavours through traditional fare with a modern touch.

Ana Jose bursts with enthusiasm despite the huge responsibility we have given her as guardian of our family recipes, the traditional fare of our region and the traditional products from the town, to which she adds her own special touch – the result of her experience and passion.

That’s why we hope she will conquer your palate the way she conquered our heart.

REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2023

The rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Bodegas Viña Elena complex wins first prize in the XXII edition of the Architecture Awards of the Region of Murcia.
The work was carried out by the Santa Cruz architecture studio.

The jury valued “the project’s initiative to commit to the rehabilitation, regeneration and renovation of existing buildings while preserving and enhancing heritage, environmental and ethnographic values. The development of the new program and the initiative of the property to renovate and transform the family business without forgetting its origins and its memory are resolved with great sensitivity.”

Contact us or make your booking

Send us your details on the form below and we’ll get in touch as soon as possible to resolve your query or book your next tour.
You can also call the Wine Tourism Department directly on (+34) 610 900 220 / 611 666 397 or via WhatsApp.