The canary wine has had a great recognition throughout history. It was consumed by kings like Francis I of France, Charles III of Spain and Alexander I of Russia and the English playwright William Shakespeare also praised it in his works: “But I faith, you have drunk too much Canaries and that’s a marvellous searching wine, and it perfumes the blood ere one can say: What’s this?”. The vine was introduced into the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century and had great importance in the sixteenth century. At this time it was popular in the courts of Europe and it was exported to America. Currently the production is small but it has a great quality. On the islands there are 33 protected varieties, 19 of which are white and 14 red. However, Canary wines have managed to get prizes worldwide and we highly recommend to test them on a visit to the Canary Islands. Especially accompanied by meals of the Canarian cuisine: delicious cheeses, “papas arrugadas” or local fish.
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