red grape · regional staple
Listán Negro
Canary Islands, Spain
Say it
lis·tannay·groh
Stress on second syllable of Listán; Spanish 'e' is a pure vowel, not the English diphthong
On the palate
strawberryred cherryraspberryblack peppersmokedried herbs
How you spot it blind: pale ruby, near-zero tannin, volcanic mineral lift on fresh red fruit
The story
First written down · 15th–16th century, Canary Islands, Spain
DNA studies confirmed parentage as Negra Mole × Listán Blanco (Palomino); by the 18th century, Listán-based Canary 'Vidueño' was documented as the most-traded wine across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Family tree: Negra Mole × Listán
Where it lives
Tacoronte-Acentejo (Tenerife) · Valle de la Orotava (Tenerife) · Ycoden-Daute-Isora (Tenerife) · Lanzarote · La Palma
Shows up as
still redroséTacoronte-Acentejo