Valle de la Orotava

Wine from Valle de la Orotava comes out of Canary Islands, Spain, where it sits as a wine region.

Listán Blanco leads the plantings, with Listán Negro and Palomino alongside it.

The ground underneath is volcanic.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running humid.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and slopes.

White wine and red wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fresh and aromatic and fruit-forward with structure.

Names to look for on a shelf: Bodega La Araucaria and Suertes del Marqués.

At the table these bottles work with seafood dishes, light salads, grilled vegetables and chicken dishes.

In the glass.

White: Fresh and aromatic.

Red: Fruit-forward with structure.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Bodega La Araucaria 'La Araucaria' Rosado, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Bodega La Araucaria 'La Araucaria' Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Envinate Migan Chingao Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Suertes del Marques 'El Chibirique' Listan Negro, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Suertes del Marques 'El Ciruelo' Listan Negro Vinas Viejas, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Suertes del Marques 'Las Suertes', Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Suertes del Marques 'Los Pasitos' Baboso Negro, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
• Suertes del Marques 'Suertes Cool', Valle de la Orotava, Spain

At the table.

• seafood dishes
• light salads
• grilled vegetables
• chicken dishes

Nearby regions.

Valle de la Orotava: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Canary Islands guide.