Vineyard in lava is a photograph by Patricia Hofmeester which was uploaded on April 23rd, 2013.
Vineyard in lava
Vineyard and farmland on lava soil on Lanzarote island on the Canary Islands, Spain
Lanzarote, the most far-flung of the Canary Islands, is... more
Title
Vineyard in lava
Artist
Patricia Hofmeester
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Vineyard and farmland on lava soil on Lanzarote island on the Canary Islands, Spain
Lanzarote, the most far-flung of the Canary Islands, is the birthplace of a number of prized artisan wines. The most noticeable feature about this windswept isle not far from West Africa is its landscape, which is unlike anything else in the world. Thanks to its volcanic history, most of the island has treeless, moonlike landscapes with different colored soils, craters, bizarre rock formations and gently sloping mountains.
In the 18th century, Lanzarote was a lush island with a thriving agriculture industry. However, the volcanic peaks that towered over farm fields exploded in the 1730s and left a thick layer of lava and volcanic pebbles on the ground. At first it seemed a disaster but soon they found out the nutrient-rich volcanic soil was ideal for farming certain types of crops. And one of them was wine.
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Uploaded
April 23rd, 2013
