We also drove through Lanzarote�s wine region, a very unique area. Here, wine farmers had learned to adapt and use the ash to their benefit. With Lanzarote�s limited rainfall, farmers had found that the coarse ash created a type of porous mulch that absorbed moisture from the air into the ground, preventing evaporation. So today, the same wine (the Malvasia wine) that was grown before the eruption is still grown, except now each single vine is planted in pits, covered with the porous ash, and protected from the strong winds by small semi-circular walls.
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