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Lanzarote's Volcanic Vineyards: A Spectacular Sustainable Wine Landscape

Vine-growing on Lanzarote creates a unique, spectacular landscape

Lanzarote's wine production exemplifies sustainability and ingenious adaptation to its volcanic terrain. Vineyards thriving on black volcanic sands form a striking, mesmerizing vista. This extraordinary scenery was showcased as artistic photography in the 1964 MoMA New York exhibition "Architecture without Architects."

The island's premier wine regions—La Geria, Masdache, and Tinajo, including towns like Yaiza, Tías, San Bartolomé, and Tinajo—reveal a dramatic contrast between jet-black volcanic soil and lush green vines. Volcanic sand serves as an exceptional thermal mulch, preserving vital nutrients and moisture for grape cultivation. Protective walls crafted from volcanic stone shield the vines from persistent winds.

Winery visits uncover remarkable aspects of Lanzarote's viticulture: all tasks are performed manually, as the planting system precludes mechanization and irrigation. Cultivation occurs in innovative pits or trenches. Grapes are harvested in July—earlier than anywhere else in Europe. Savor the island's wines, led by traditional white Malvasía, with select reds and rosés.

Lanzarote s Volcanic Vineyards: A Spectacular Sustainable Wine Landscape

Vineyards in craters in La Geria, Lanzarote

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