Wine
Boom: Volcanic Wines Are Heating Up Around the Globe
Crisp, vibrant vintages bottled from grapes grown in volcanic soil are popping up in top restaurants. Here’s what you need to know.
Volcanic Lanzarote is one of Spain’s Canary Islands, where many exciting wines are made.
Photographer: Mateusz Atroszko/iStockphotoGrowing grapes on the scorched slopes of a volcano that’s still spewing fire, smoke, and lava is as extreme as viticulture gets.
The reward for the risk—in some cases, grapes are grown on volcanoes that could erupt at any time—is the world’s most exciting wines.