Valle de la Orotava

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The Valle de La Orotava wine region in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , in the Canary Islands , Spain

Valle de la Orotava 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 north-western part of the island of Tenerife. The designation of origin received the status of a DO on November 15, 1995. The DO includes vineyards in the municipalities of La Orotava , Los Realejos and Puerto de la Cruz . The Orotava valley gives it its name . The two Listán grape varieties Listán negro and Listán blanco are mainly grown in the Valle de La Orotava wine-growing region. The two varieties occupy almost 90% of the vineyard area.

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

geography

The Orotava Valley with a view of the Teide (left)

The 700 hectare wine-growing region is at an altitude of between 275 and 680 meters above sea level. Sea level. The plots are extremely small.

The Valle de la Orotava is an area that was created by a tectonic rupture. The term “valley” is a bit misleading given a dimension of approx. 10 × 11 kilometers. The Valle de la Orotava runs from the sea up to an altitude of almost 2,000 meters to almost the beginning of Las Cañadas. The Orotava Valley is closed off in the west like a wall by the enormous “Ladera de Tigaiga”. With the “Ladera de Santa Ursula”, the valley is also bordered in the east by a steeply rising edge. These are the torn-off edges ("amphitheater") of a huge avalanche of debris .

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 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 Valle de la Orotava 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 almost 700 m, the climate is cooler and more humid.

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 Valle de la Orotava 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 .