Tacoronte-Acentejo

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The Tacoronte-Acentejo wine-growing region in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , in the Canary Islands , Spain

Tacoronte-Acentejo 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 northeastern part of the island of Tenerife on the Anaga peninsula. The designation of origin received the status of a DO in 1992 as the first on the island of Tenerife. The DO includes vineyards in the municipalities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , San Cristóbal de La Laguna , El Rosario , Tegueste , Tacoronte (eponymous), El Sauzal , La Matanza de Acentejo , La Victoria de Acentejo and Santa Úrsula . Almost 90% of the red wines are made from Listán Negro and Negramoll grapes, as well as Grenache (locally called Tintilla), Moscatel Negro, Malvasia Rosada and Vijariego Negro.

Other DO denominations of origin on the island of Tenerife are Abona , Valle de Güímar , Valle de la Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora .

geography

The eponymous Acentejo is a balcony-like, steeply sloping region (height difference 1,500 meters) between the Teidemassiv and the rocky coast, which drops steeply up to 300 m to the Atlantic . The area is very fertile and well supplied with water, so that lush vegetation thrives here. The wine-growing area, which covers a total of 2,442 hectares, is between 50 and 1,400 meters above sea level. Sea level. The higher-lying vineyards are on the slopes of the 3,715 m high Teide. The plots are extremely small; A total of 2250 winegrowers work around 50 wineries and winegrowers' cooperatives.

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 red, 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.

Because of this, there are various microclimates in the Tacoronte-Acentejo wine-growing region. A dry and very warm 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.

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

Beyond that are permitted

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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Regulations of the Tacoronte-Acentejo wine region (in Spanish)

Web links

literature

  • John Radford: The New Spain. A complete guide to contemporary Spanish Wine . Mitchell Beazley, Mitchell Beazley 1998, ISBN 1-85732-254-1 .
  • Jan Read: Spain's Wines 2005/06 . 7th, revised, updated edition. Hallwag im Gräfe und Unzer Verlag, 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 .