(TDB) - It’s fair to say that most people stick to the same old favourites when buying wine, here are six wine regions that frequently get overlooked.

With more and more new world wines hitting the market and more countries looking to establish themselves as viable winemakers, it can be easy for certain regions and wineries to slip through the cracks.

But some places just aren’t seen as being hip like others, even if they’re in already established wine making countries, the areas on the following pages are all capable of producing some truly wonderful wines.

Almost everywhere houses somebody willing to give good winemaking a shot, and while some places are naturally better at it than others, all are certainly worth a visit, or at least paying attention to, should the opportunity ever arise.

Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Based on the Great Lakes just across the river from Rochester in upstate New York, is Prince Edward County, which enjoys a high proportion of fractured limestone soil (via Thrillist). This is usually good for grape production because it drains rainwater away as well as lending a refreshing minerality to the taste of the wine.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the staple wines produced in the region, though there are also Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris, and Riesling wines on hand, too. Norman Hardie Winery, Hinterland Wine Company and Drake Devonshire Inn are all tipped as the region’s prime winemakers.

Canary Islands, Spain

The Canary Islands are rarely never thought of in terms of wine production, as the beaches and the nightlife usually take precedence.

However, Tenerife, the largest island, is a veritable paradise of half rainforest and half desert as well as Mount Teide, the third-largest volcano in the world. This gives the soil a volcanic edge and also plays a key part in the climate of the island. Most of the wine produced is taken up by the tourists escaping the beaches, though it has recently began to make its way in greater quantities to the UK and US.

The reds produced on the island are likened to those made in Rhône, and several are made from Listan which is the same as the Mission grape, which was heavily used during the early days of Californian winemaking and Pais grown in the south of Chile.

However, the ace up its sleeve is the Malvasia grape, which is used for sparking wines and dry and sweet whites like albillo, gual, and vijariego. Ignios Orígenes and Tajinaste are the island’s key proponents of these delicious wines.