Lanzarote
Location: Spain
Legal name: DO Lanzarote
Lanzarote is a Spanish protected wine appellation in Canary Islands, useful for drinkers who want to move beyond the best-known Spanish regions. Its practical label identity is Canary Islands DO famous for volcanic ash vineyards and Malvasia Volcanica. Typical wines are mineral whites with citrus, salt, herbs, and volcanic smoke; reds and sweet wines also appear. The vineyard context is arid Atlantic island vineyards grown in volcanic lapilli with wind protection and minimal rainfall. This entry is written as a geographic reference for EncyclopediaOfWine: it explains place, grapes, style, and label-reading context without ranking producers or turning the appellation into a buying list.
Notable Rules
Spanish DO / DOP. The volcanic training landscape is central to the appellation identity.
Also Known As
DO Lanzarote, Lanzarote, Lanzarote DO, Lanzarote DOP
Sources & References
- Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion - Spanish registered DOP/IGP list — Public reference source; editorial text is first-party EncyclopediaOfWine content.
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