listán
Listán is a name used in viticulture to refer to a group of related grape cultivars, primarily in the Canary Islands of Spain. The term designates several Vitis vinifera varieties that share a common lineage and historical importance for the archipelago’s wine traditions. Through the era of Spanish exploration and colonization, these vines spread to the Americas, where some forms contributed to the development of local wine grape populations, such as the Mission grape in present-day California.
Among the best known Listán cultivars are Listán Blanco, a white grape used for white wines that
In viticulture, Listán vines are typically adapted to the warm, dry conditions of the Canary Islands, where
In the Americas, the legacy of Listán Prieto as Mission grapes contributed to early New World viticulture,