Listan Blanco de Canarias '25

A dry island white with a floral side. Viñátigo’s Listán Blanco de Canarias 2025 comes from Spain’s Canary Islands, an Atlantic archipelago whose wine traditions sit well apart from those of the mainland. White-flower notes give this Listán Blanco an inviting aromatic starting point, while its dry style makes it a natural bottle to bring to a seafood supper or a cheese board.

Listán Blanco is the grape also known as Palomino, familiar from the wines of Jerez. In the Canaries, it belongs to a very different setting: volcanic islands off the coast of northwestern Africa, with Atlantic influences and a long history of grape growing. That shared grape name is an interesting connection, not a suggestion that this wine tastes like sherry. Here, it’s an opportunity to explore Listán Blanco as a still white wine with a distinctly island origin.

Try it with grilled white fish, prawns with garlic and parsley, or steamed mussels. For an island-inspired plate, serve small potatoes with a coriander-and-garlic green mojo sauce. Young goat cheese is a good place to start on the cheese board, with olives and crusty bread alongside; a courgette tart or fennel salad offers a vegetable-led direction. Serve chilled in a white-wine glass and let it open a little as the meal unfolds.