REGION: Canary Islands

Several of the Canary Islands—Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Palma come to mind—have been known for decades to European tourists, and are increasingly appreciated by adventurous American wine drinkers. Yet there are others still nearly unknown, and one of the most compelling untold vinous stories in the Canaries comes from the south westernmost, smallest, and least-populated of all of …

Bodegas Arautva is the work of three generations of the García family, growing native grapes in the far-flung environs of the Canary Islands. These are wines with purity of fruit that express, in classical fashion, the island’s unique combination of Atlantic and volcanic character.

Puro Rofe, founded by Rayco Fernández in 2017, is considered to be the single highest-quality wine project on the island of Lanzarote and is the only one that sources 100% of its grapes from vines grown organically in the traditional hoyo and enarenado methods in the iconic Geria district.