Valle de la Orotava

Valle de la Orotava is a Spanish wine region (→ Viticulture in Spain).

The denomination of origin is located in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the northwestern part of the island of Tenerife. The status of a DO received the appellation, on 15 November 1995. The DO includes vineyards in the municipalities of La Orotava, Los Realejos and Puerto de la Cruz. The name derives from the Orotava Valley. In the vineyards of Valle de La Orotava, the two Listán varietals Listán negro and blanco Listán are mainly grown. The two varieties occupy nearly 90 % of the vineyard.

Other DO- appellations on the island of Tenerife are Abona, Tacoronte- Acentejo, Valle de Guimar and Ycoden -Daute -Isora

Geography

The 700 -acre wine region lies at an altitude 275-680 MT Sea level. The plots are created extremely kleingliedrig.

In the Valle de la Orotava is an area that was created by a tectonic fracture. The term "valley" is located 11 kilometers a little misleading at a level of about 10 ×. The Valle de la Orotava runs from the sea to a height of nearly 2,000 meters almost to the beginning of the Las Cañadas The Orotava Valley will be completed as a wall across the huge " Ladera de Tigaiga " in the West. With the " Ladera de Santa Ursula" the valley is bounded in the east by a steeply rising edge. It is the separation edges ( " amphitheater " ) a massive debris avalanche.

The soils

The island of Tenerife was formed about seven to five million years ago by volcanic activity. In low-lying areas in the production area there are sandy soils, in the middle height range there is pumice and in the elevated part predominate soils with limestone.

Climate

Tenerife, like all other islands of the Canary archipelago year round mild temperatures due to the south of the horse latitudes arising northeast trade winds. Especially during the day saturated with sea water air rises up on Teide massif. It formed in about 1,000 to 1,200 meters altitude clouds that condense when in contact with the local bay and pine forests to a fine drizzle.

By this fact, there are various micro-climates in the wine region of Valle de la Orotava. Near the coast to a height of 550m outweighs a dry and very warm climate. The vineyards at an altitude of 550 to almost 700 m, the climate is cooler and wetter.

Varieties

Some of the recommended varieties

  • Red varieties: Listán Negro, Negramoll, Malvasia rosada
  • White varieties: Gual, Malvasia de Sitges, Verdello Vijariego

Are permitted beyond

  • Red varieties: Bastardo Negro, Moscatel, Tintilla, Vijariego negro
  • White varieties: Blanco Bastardo, Forastera, Listán Blanco, Marmajuelo, Moscatel, Pedro Jiménez, Torrontés

During earlier than vine training the bush form ( locally called en vaso ) predominated, the winemakers tend now rather to the wire frame education that is locally called en espaldera.

Denominación de Origen Abona (DO) Tacoronte-Acentejo Ycoden-Daute-Isora Volcano Tinta Negra Mole Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains Jancis Robinson
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