Valle de Güímar
| Wine region | |
 Valle de Güímar DOP in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the region of the Canary Islands | |
| Official name | D.O.P. Valle de Güímar[1] |
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| Type | Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) |
| Year established | 1996 |
| Country | Spain |
| No. of vineyards | 160 hectares (395 acres) |
| No. of wineries | 12[2] |
| Wine produced | 1,449 hectolitres |
| Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |
Valle de Güímar is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located along the south-eastern coastline of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), and acquired its DO in 1996.
Geography
[edit]The vines are grown on the southern slopes of the Teide, a volcano, making it one of the highest winegrowing areas in Europe, between 175 m and 1,500 m above sea-level.
Soils
[edit]There are three types of soil in the DOP: the lower altitude soils are sandy, the middle reaches are pumice-based and the higher slopes are clay.
Climate
[edit]The climate in southern Tenerife is mild and temperate, with influence from the trade winds.
Authorised grape varieties
[edit]The authorised grape varieties are:
- Red: Castellana Negra, Listán Negro / Almuñeco, Malvasía Rosada, Negramoll / Mulata, Tintilla, Bastardo Tinto / Baboso Negro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Listán Prieto, Merlot, Moscatel Negro, Pinot Noir, Ruby Cabernet, Syrah, Tempranillo, Vijariego Negro
- White: Albillo, Bermejuela / Marmajuelo, Forastera Blanca, Doradilla, Gual, Malvasía Volcánica, Malvasía Aromática, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sabro, Verdello, Vijariego / Diego, Burrablanca, Breval, Listán Blanco, Pedro Ximénez, Bastardo Blanco, Torrontés
The vines were traditionally planted as low bushes (en vaso) though newly planted vineyards tend to be on trellises (en espaldera).
References
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- ^ "Denominación de Origen Protegida "Valle de Güímar"". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "D.O. Valle de Güímar". www.vinosvalleguimar.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
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