Lanzarote is an island born of fire and shaped by the wind. Located in the Canary Islands, just off the coast of Africa, its landscape feels almost otherworldly: volcanoes, lava fields, black earth, whitewashed villages and the Atlantic Ocean surrounding it all. Traditional house in Lanzarote´s volcanic landscape But Lanzarote is much more than a landscape. It is an island where the harshness of the land has taught its people to adapt, to create and to bring life out of place

From Shakespeare and the British upper classes to wars, revolution and the independece of the United States: the history of Canarian wine goes far beyond its volcanoes. Long before the Canary Islands became known for their beaches, climate and volcanic landscapes, Europe already knew them for something else: their wine. For centuries, the wines of the archipelago travelled along some of the world's most important trade routes. They reached the tables of Britain's upper classe