Straight answers before you pick a tasting day.
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Where to buy Lanzarote wine in the UK, why exports are so tiny, and the real reason the cheapest glass is at the bodega. Includes the few UK merchants that ship Lanzarote wines and the best bottles to order when you can't get to the island.
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Is La Geria worth visiting? The honest answer: yes, with conditions. It's a working volcanic vineyard, not a Napa strip, and half an hour may be enough for some.
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An honest cost breakdown of a Lanzarote holiday: hotel rates, winery tastings, sightseeing entry fees, food and transport, with verified figures and the cheap ways to do the island well.
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The straight answer on Lanzarote wine quality: what malvasía volcánica does well, where it falls short, the awards and the DO behind it, and why a bottle loved on the island can disappoint at home.
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Real prices for Lanzarote wine at the bodega door, in shops and on restaurant lists, and the honest reasons island wine costs more than mainland Spanish wine at the same quality.
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The island's excursion menu ranked honestly: Timanfaya, the CACT centres, wine tours, hikes and evening trips, with prices, booking rules and the wine day argued on its merits.
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An honest tasting answer to the volcanic wine question: salinity, smoke and minerality claims tested against what is actually verified, plus how Lanzarote compares with Santorini and Etna.
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Papas arrugadas with mojo, grilled cheese, sancocho, gofio and the wines that pair with them: the honest guide to what Lanzarote actually eats, and how to taste it in wine country.
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Lanzarote is famous for Timanfaya's volcanoes, Cesar Manrique's architecture and a UNESCO biosphere island, but its strangest claim is wine grown in pits dug through volcanic ash. Here is what the island is known for, and how to see it.
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The named bottles with the strongest award record and the clearest case for tasting them on the island, from Decanter silver to Bacchus Grand Gold.
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A look at the best wines from the Canary Islands, how Lanzarote's Malvasía Volcánica compares to Tenerife's top reds, and the latest award-winning bottles.
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An island-by-island answer to which Canary Island is nicest, with Lanzarote's case made on volcanic landscape and wine rather than beaches.
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A resort-by-resort guide to picking where to stay in Lanzarote when the wine country is the point of the trip: transfer times, drive distances to La Geria, hotel costs and the rural finca option.
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Teguise, Yaiza, Haria, Femes and the wine villages of Uga and Masdache, ranked and compared, with the wine-country angle most lists miss.
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Yaiza is the blue-bottled white that UK holidaymakers photograph in Lanzarote and then cannot find at home. Here is what it actually is, who makes it, and whether you can visit.
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The honest etiquette mistakes at a Lanzarote bodega: booking rules, the 18 law, the drink-drive limit, the heat, the spittoon and why buying a bottle matters more than tipping.
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A tight list of the experiences you really shouldn't miss on Lanzarote, from the lava fields of Timanfaya to a wine tasting in a volcanic pit, with the wine day placed where it belongs.
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Lanzarote is famous for Malvasía Volcánica, a white grape grown in hand-dug volcanic ash pits. Here is what the island's DO certifies, plus its reds, sweet wines and how they differ from Tenerife's and La Palma's.
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The inland villages and bodega restaurants where Lanzarote's wine country actually eats: Uga, Masdache, Femés, Teguise, and the winery kitchens open to visitors.
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An honest comparison of Lanzarote and Tenerife for travellers who care about wine: landscape, appellations, crowds, driving and which island suits which trip.