Balearic & Canary Islands

Spain's Balearic & Canary Islands chapter brings together two island wine areas. On Mallorca, Binissalem and Pla i Llevant are protected designations of origin. Regional wines use Callet, Manto Negro and Fogoneu alongside Prensal, Chardonnay, Macabeo and Malvasia. Binissalem lies on gentle central Mallorca slopes sheltered by the Serra de Tramuntana. Its Moll-based whites can show green apple, dried fruit, apricot and bitter almond. On Serra de Tramuntana-Costa Nord, Malvasia grows on seaside terraces and makes dry whites with a saline coastal note.

The Canary Islands are eight volcanic islands in the Atlantic. Trade winds and mountains form a sea of clouds that moderates temperatures, slows ripening and preserves acidity. Many vineyards remain ungrafted because the islands largely escaped phylloxera. In Lanzarote's La Geria, vines sit in pits dug through volcanic ash and sheltered by stone windbreaks. More than 35 native varieties are recognised. Listán Negro, the most widely planted red, can make red-fruited, peppery wines with moderate tannins, from fresh styles to more structured examples. Listán Blanco is often more acidic and more aromatic than mainland Palomino Fino.

Producer profiles

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• 4Kilos VinícolaOld-vine Callet specialist in southeast Mallorca, working from a converted sheep barn on red ferrous-clay soils outside Felanitx.
• Ànima NegraMallorcan estate founded in 1994 on the three native red varieties the rest of the island had abandoned: Callet, Manto Negro, and Fogoneu.
• BODEGA OLORÓNUnderground estate winery in Alaró, Mallorca, producing gravity-fed Tempranillo from mountain vineyards at 250 to 350 metres, designed by Riccardo Cotarella.
• Bodega RibasBodega Ribas in Consell preserves Mallorca's native grapes, including Gargollassa, across red, white and rosé wines.
• Bodega Ses TalaiolesRed-wine estate near Porto Cristo on eastern Mallorca, built from scratch by the German-Dutch de Waal family on land carrying prehistoric Talayote remains and a 15th-century fortified tower. First vines planted 2003; first vintage released 2007. Two lines: Terroir (Sestal, Sestalino) and Talvin. Blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah with Mallorcan Callet and Manto Negro.
• Bodega Son AntemA hand-farmed, organically certified estate in the foothills of the Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, planted in 2019 by Swedish couple Johan and Malin Lidby. The range centres on Callet, the indigenous Mallorcan grape, alongside a Syrah-Monastrell blend and a foudre-aged Chardonnay, all made with low-intervention methods from 18 hectares.
• Bodega Son MayolBodega Son Mayol is a Mallorca estate acquired by Swiss entrepreneur Gregory Hirschmann, producing red wines including Grand Vin and Premier Vin.
• Bodegas Oliver MoraguesFamily estate on central Mallorca farming native Mallorcan grapes continuously since 1511, with certified organic and biodynamic vineyards at 265 metres above sea level.
• Bodegas Son Puig SLA family winery on a centuries-old Mallorcan possessió in the UNESCO-listed Serra de Tramuntana, making endemic-grape whites and barrel-aged reds since 2004.
• El GrifoEl Grifo tends volcanic vineyards in Lanzarote and makes Listán Negro rosé and red under fourth generation family ownership.
• Finca BiniagualHistoric Moorish hamlet in Binissalem, making estate grown wines from Manto Negro, Prensal Blanc and other Mallorcan and international grapes.
• Finca Es Fangar S.A.U.Felanitx estate with organic wines, native grapes, gravity cellar work and the red Son P.