Where in the wine world are we? Low yield edition
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Talk about low yield per acre! Hit the comments with your thoughts on where this striking mystery vineyard is. First one to get it right wins our respect and admiration–and a link back to your site if you have one.
UPDATE 1/28: Congrats, Andrea! Unfortunately I included a link to the image initially, which may have given some people an advantage. But thanks to those who commented!
Indeed, it is the very impressive growing climate of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, specifically the valley of La Geria. Only 100 miles or so from Africa, the vines are planted in black, volcanic soil in slight recesses to capture the scant water and protect against the winds, as the semi-circular stone walls also do. Extreme wine making! Has anyone ever tasted the wines? Or visited? See more shots of the vineyards.
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On January 25th, 2008 at 8:33 am ,andrea gori wrote:
Stromboli? (one of the Eolie Islands, south Italy)
On January 25th, 2008 at 8:35 am ,andrea gori wrote:
I have to correct myself!
Lanzarote!
On January 25th, 2008 at 8:45 am ,mikeljl wrote:
Pantelleria off the coast of Sicily?
On January 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am ,ryan wrote:
tenerife?
On January 25th, 2008 at 10:13 am ,Rui wrote:
Windy vulcanic island, exuberant-crazy winemaker, has to be Lanzerote
On January 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am ,Steve2 wrote:
Hawaii.
On January 25th, 2008 at 11:11 am ,Lyle Fass wrote:
Etna
On January 25th, 2008 at 11:32 am ,Lar wrote:
Santorini, Greece?
On January 25th, 2008 at 11:36 am ,Lar wrote:
Actually, reminds me of “La Geria”in Lanzarote, so I’ll have to agree with Andrea who got there first. Haven’t tried the wine though
On January 25th, 2008 at 4:15 pm ,JdW wrote:
From the looks of the ridiculously volcanic soil I’ll jump on the bandwagon with Lanzarote.
On January 25th, 2008 at 7:57 pm ,Susanah wrote:
Etna
On January 26th, 2008 at 10:11 am ,PINONVY wrote:
Island of Pico, Azores
On January 26th, 2008 at 11:13 am ,Gabrio Tosti wrote:
Etna
On January 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm ,robert wrote:
montserrat
On January 28th, 2008 at 11:07 am ,RichardA wrote:
I visited Lanzarote about 12 years ago and did visit one of the wineries there. Their rather unique method of growing grapes greatly intrigued me then. I tried a few wines though I don’t recall the specifics, though none of them really stood out as anything special. Since then though, I do very much enjoy a dessert wine, El Grifo, which is made on Lanzarote and which is available in the U.S.
On February 5th, 2008 at 3:47 pm ,David Vergari wrote:
The Canary Islands, I believe.