As interpretations of fine wine evolve and shift, The Wine Society has announced a focus on the Canary Islands. 

A popular holiday destination for Brits, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria also have a thriving wine culture, said The Wine Society. 

According to the retailer, a combination of ungrafted vines, volcanic soils and high-altitude viticulture produces wines defined by precision, moderate alcohol, structural clarity and mineral character. 

Due to the cut-off nature of the Islands, the regions also escaped the phylloxera blight, which devastated the rest of Europe, allowing many vineyards to remain on their original rootstocks. 

The Wine Society said that most sites sit between 400 and 1,400 metres above sea level and that yields are typically low, leading to small-scale production. 

As part of the focus, the retailer said that it is offering a curated selection of 10 wines from the Canary Islands, ranging from £17 to £37. 

Within this are producers including Suertes del Marqués and Envínate, whose wines demonstrate the ageing capacity of Listán Negro grown on basaltic soils. 

The Wine Society’s Spanish wine buyer, Harriet Kininmonth, said: “These wines from Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria can confidently stand alongside some of the finest wines in the world. 

“I was struck immediately by their combination of volcanic soils, high-altitude vineyards, and rare, often ungrafted varieties. Each bottle has been shaped by centuries of volcanic terroir with meticulous, small-scale winemaking.”