This is what good wine from the Listán Blanco grape tastes like

If you have a Listán Blanco wine in your glass, you're most likely drinking a bottle of wine from one of the Canary Islands or Andalusia. Because only there is this grape variety known. Yet, it's much more well-known, as it shares its genetics with the Palomino Fino grape—the one from which sherry is made.

The Sherry process is unique and gives the wine a unique, oxidative style. Not every grape is suitable for this, but Listán Blanco/Palomino Fino excels. A pleasant side effect is that the grape handles the heat of southern Spain well. It effortlessly absorbs the winter rain from parched vineyards. Palomino Fino also produces a substantial yield per hectare, without affecting the quality of the wine.

It's a misconception that Listán Blanco is only used for Sherry production. We're seeing more and more "normal wines" appear from this grape, not only from Andalusia, but especially from other regions. In the Canary Islands, for example, they make non-oxidized wines from it.