Abona
Abona is a Spanish wine-growing region (→ Viticulture in Spain ).
The Denominación de Origen is located in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the southern part of the island of Tenerife. The status of a DO received the designation of origin in 1996. The DO includes vineyards in the municipalities of Adeje , Arico , Arona , Fasnia , Granadilla de Abona , San Miguel de Abona and Vilaflor . Almost 70% of white wines are produced from Listán Blanco , as well as the local varieties Gual and Sabro .
Other DO denominations of origin on the island of Tenerife are Tacoronte-Acentejo , Valle de Güímar , Valle de la Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora .
geography
The total of 1,995 hectares of wine-growing region lies at an altitude of between 210 and 1780 m above sea level. Sea level. The vineyards located above, which are located in the municipality of Vilaflor, are among the highest in Europe. The vineyards are located on the slopes of the 3,715 m high Teide .
Floors
The island of Tenerife was formed about seven to five million years ago through volcanic activity. In the lower-lying areas of the cultivation area, there are loamy soils with limestone and a proportion of marl .
climate
Like all the other islands of the Canary Islands, Tenerife has mild temperatures all year round due to the northeast trade winds that develop south of the Rossbreiten . Especially during the day, the air, saturated with sea water, rises up the Teidemassiv. Clouds form at a height of around 1,000 to 1,200 meters, which condense into a fine drizzle when they come into contact with the local laurel and pine forests.
Due to this fact, various microclimates exist in the Abona wine-growing region. A dry and poor climate predominates near the coast up to an altitude of 550 m. The vineyards at an altitude of 550 to 1200 m (up to the level of the clouds), the climate is cooler and more humid. Growing conditions are drier again above 1200 m. At cooler temperatures, the temperature differences between day and night are more pronounced and are beneficial for the cultivation of structured white wines. Light frost in winter is not uncommon at this altitude.
| Weather data | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Ø hours of sunshine / day | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Air (° C) | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 22.8 | 20.6 | 18.7 |
| Water (° C) | 19th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23 | 23 | 21st | 20th |
| Rainydays | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6th |
Grape varieties
The recommended grape varieties include:
- red varieties: Listán Negro , Moscatel negro , Negramoll , Tintilla and Vijariego Negro
- white varieties: Bermejuela , Gual , Malvasia de Sitges , Moscatel
The following are also permitted:
- red varieties: Bastardo Negro , Cabernet Sauvignon , Castellana Negra , Malvasía rosada , Merlot , Pinot Noir , Ruby Cabernet , Syrah , Tempranillo
- white varieties: Bastardo Blanco , Forastera , Listán blanco , Pedro Ximénez , Sabro , Torrontés , Verdello , Vijariego
While earlier than vine training the bush form (local en vaso called) prevailed, the winemakers tend now more likely to wireframe education, locally s espaldera is called. For wire frame training, Guyot training and Cordón Royal are permitted.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Abona wine-growing region (English and Spanish)
literature
- John Radford: The New Spain. A complete guide to contemporary Spanish Wine. Mitchell Beazley, London 1998, ISBN 1-85732-254-1 .
- Jan Read: Spain's Wines 2005/06. 7th, revised, updated edition. Hallwag im Gräfe und Unzer Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7742-6962-9 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd, completely revised edition. Hallwag im Gräfe und Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Jeremy Watson: The new & classical Wines of Spain. Montagud Editores, Barcelona 2002, ISBN 84-7212-087-2 .