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LANZAROTE
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LANZAROTE WINE
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| ABOUT THE WINE |
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In the 16th Century, wine was the most
important product for export.
Neither Lanzarote nor Fuerteventura had proper conditions
for vine cultivation at this latitude - 29th parallel
(the other islands were blessed with a more favourable
altitude); however, despite the scarcity of rainfall (150cm/year)
and the constant trade winds that whipped over the plants,
the system they adapted led to their reputation as "the
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Lanzarote is an "Apellation d'Origine"
wine producing area, which includes a dozen vintners.
The wines of Lanzarote are of excellent quality and whoever
drinks them participates directly in not only maintaining
the rural tradition, but also the singular landscape of
La Geria, unique in the world, resulting from the peculiar
system used by the growers to extract this vital juice
from the earth. |
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For inexplicable reasons, phylloxero
(insect disease) has not come to the Canaries. Root stalks
can therefore be planted directly into the ground without
the necessity of stalk grafting.
During the first hundred years (since 1737), most of
Lanzarote's wines were destined for liquor, which the
merchants of Tenerife acquired by adding them to their
wines.
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| Although Lanzarote was the last island of the Canaries to enter wine growing, it nevertheless has the oldest cellar in the Archipelago - El Grifo - which has been producing wine continuously since at least 1775 (according to the date of the inscription on one of the covered tubs). |
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| CELLARS OF LANZAROTE |
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Being the last island in the Canaries
to enter wine growing, it nevertheless has the oldest
cellar in the Archipelago - El Grifo - which has been
producing wine continuously since at least 1775. |
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Others Cellars in
Lanzarote:
Bodegas Lanzarote, S.L.,Ctra. Arrecife- Yaiza.
San Bartolomé. +34.928.82.12.24.
Bodegas Reymar, Bº Mancha Blanca,
12. Tinajo. +34.928.84.07.37.
Bodegas Rubicon, La
Geria 35500. Tfn: +34.928.80.26.33.
Bodegas la Geria, S.L. Disem. La Geria,
km.4. +34.928.17.31.78.
Montaña Clara, S.A. Ctra. Arrecife
Tinajo, km.9, San Bartolomé. +34.928.52.04.85. |
| TYPES OF WINE |
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Drey White
Semi Sweet White
Sweet White
Drey White Malvasía
Semi Sweet White Malvasía
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Sweet White Malvasía
Red
Sweet Red
Rose
Moscatel |
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