Black, ashen, wide, in the middle of the sea, at elevation, with vineyards dotted in individual circles and a surface that looks like the moon – there is perhaps no stranger or more particular viticultural area on earth than the Canary Islands. Volcanic and ancient, this archipelago is home to Spain’s most well-known and loved island wines, roaring with minerality and substance, given the nearly-unbelievable soils and strange, untrellised, bush-like vineyards that help the plants withstand the oceanic winds and intense sun exposure that define this place.