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LANZAROTE
La Bodega de Santiago
showcases local pro-
duce and seafood in a
200-year-old house.
labodegadesantiago.es
Check into the Princesa
Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
for elegant accommoda-
tions and fine dining at
Isla de Lobos.
restauranteisladelobos.es
The oldest winery in
the Canaries, El Grifo
houses a museum, cellar
door, and a wine bar for
tastings. elgrifo.com
One of the islands’ most
well-known wineries, Los
Bermejos is a must-visit.
losbermejos.com
Drive through Timanfaya
National Park to El Golfo
on the west coast for
seafood and a glass of
wine beside the ocean. It
won’t be the most gour-
met experience of your
trip, but the black rocks
en route and the ocean
when you get there are
worth it.
TENERIFE
Make sure to call wineries
here before visiting. They
also don’t sell wine on-
site. Visit the wine shop
Vinófilos in Santa Cruz
for bottles to bring home.
vinofilos.es
Refined Japanese cuisine
meets a stellar local wine
list at Kabuki.
restaurantekabuki.com
At Mesón Casa Mi
Madre, you will eat what
is hands down the best
rendition of papas arru-
gadas, local potatoes
with mojo sauce. Calle
el Cantito, 16, 38429 Las
Aguas, Santa Cruz de
Tenerife
Plan a visit to Suertes
del Marqués for elegant
and precise single-
vineyard wines.
suertesdelmarques.com
WHERE TO EAT
& DRINK
FOUR BOTTLES
TO TRY NOW
Even if you can’t get to
the Canary Islands, the
wines can be found in
ambitious U.S. wine
shops and are worth
seeking out. —RAY ISLE
2018 VIÑÁTIGO LISTÁN
NEGRO JOVEN ($19)
There’s no new oak
influence on this bright,
cherry-scented, peppery
red from Tenerife. It’s
a great introduction to
Canary Islands wine.
2018 TAJINASTE TINTO
TRADICIONAL ($22)
Named for a flower that
grows on Tenerife, Taji-
naste is run by Agustín
García Farrais, one of the
island’s most talented
winemakers. This wine is
100% Listán Negro, full of
plum and earth notes.
2019 LOS BERMEJOS
MALVASÍA VOLCÁNICA
SECO ($25)
Malvasía Volcánica, a
grape that’s truly indig-
enous to the Canary
Islands, makes intensely
stony, citrusy whites, as
this bottling makes clear.
2018 ENVÍNATE BENJE
BLANCO ($28)
A quartet of wildly
talented winemakers
founded Envínate, for
which they make superb
wines like this evocatively
smoky, old-vine Listán
Blanco—a white that
speaks of the Canaries’
volcanic past.
top: Prawn, tomatillo, and sweet corn at the elegant fine-dining
restaurant Isla de Lobos, on Lanzarote. bottom: One of the
many seaside bars in El Golfo, a fishing village on Lanzarote.
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