Listan Prieto

Listán Prieto has disappeared from Spain mainland, but there are still 29 ha planted on the Canary Islands in 2008.

[1] In 2007, DNA fingerprinting done by the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in Madrid, Spain discovered that the Mission grape that was widely planted in the earliest New World vineyards in the Americas was a genetic match to Listán Prieto.

[6] It is thought that Listán Prieto was widely planted in the Castile region during the 16th century.

Settlers to the Canary Islands brought the vines with them and eventually Listán Prieto made its way to the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Peru.

[1] It can also be confused with Moscatel Negro, as Spanish Missionaries often planted it alongside Listán Prieto as they established their missions.

The Canary Islands are located off the coast of Africa and were an important stopover point for ships traveling from Spain to the New World.