Valle de Güímar
Valle de Güímar 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 designation of origin received the status of a DO on September 27, 1996. The DO includes vineyards in the communities of Arafo , Candelaria and Güímar . In the Valle de Güímar wine-growing region, mainly white wines of the Jóven type from Listán Blanco and sweet wines from Malvasia and Moscatel are produced.
Other DO denominations of origin on the island of Tenerife are Abona , Tacoronte-Acentejo , Valle de la Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora .
geography
The altogether 1500 hectare wine-growing area lies at an altitude between 175 and 1600 m above sea level. Sea level. The majority of the vineyards are at an altitude of 600 to 800 meters, isolated areas are up to 1600 meters. The higher vineyards are on the slopes of the 3.715 meter high Teide . Together with the vineyards of the Abona appellation, these areas are among the highest in Europe. The plots are extremely small.
The Valle de Güimar is an area approx. 18 × 8 kilometers in size that was created by a tectonic rupture.
Floors
The island of Tenerife was formed about seven to five million years ago through volcanic activity. In the lower areas of the cultivation area there is sandy soils, in the middle elevation area there is pumice and in the higher parts soils with limestone predominate.
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 about 1000 to 1200 meters, which condense into a fine drizzle when they come into contact with the laurel and pine forests there.
Due to this fact, there are various microclimates in the Valle de Güímar 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 meters (up to the level of the clouds), the climate is cooler and more humid. The growing conditions are drier again above 1200 meters. 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
- red varieties: Listán Negro , Moscatel negro , Negramoll , Malvasía rosada
- white varieties: Gual , Malvasia de Sitges , Verdello
Beyond that are permitted
- red varieties: Bastardo Negro , Vijariego negro
- white varieties: Listán Blanco , Moscatel
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
- ↑ / valle-de-guimar / Regulations of the wine-growing region Valle de Güimar (in Spanish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Valle de Güímar wine-growing region (English and Spanish)
- http://www.vinosvalleguimar.com (only Spanish)
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 .