Listan Blanco, Canary Islands, Spain

BOOM, BAM & POW. Nothing hits the overwhelmed holiday tastebuds quite like a salty, textured white! Juan Jesús of Viñátigo is a fourth generation winemaker who has worked tirelessly identifying and recuperating regional grapes of the Canary Islands from near extinction. Listán blanco (aka palomino fino) has the unique ability to cleanly reflect its terroir, and in this case was harvested from rare own-rooted vines, sprouting up from heroic basalt soils that you can really TASTE! Fragrant fennel, dried quince and guava, washed manchego rind, fig leaves, pulsating acidity, spilled salt shaker, lusty volcanic minerality & a distinct sourdough yeastiness that stirs feelings of fino sherry. Drink while planning next years trip to Gran Canaria.