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 Alava, the Basque country's southern inland province, is mainly known for its red wines produced in vineyards which fall within Rioja DO. However, in 2001 it also registered a chacolí denomination called, in Basque, Arabako Txakolina. In 1989 an agreement was signed by the Diputación Foral de Alava and the half-dozen remaining producers to recover chacolí production in the Comarca de Aiara . By the year 1999-2000 there were 50 hectares of vineyard, thirty three producers and their joint production had risen to 80,000 litres of wine. The DO was awarded in May 2001.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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C/ Dionisio Aldama, 7 1ºD ; Apdo. 36
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01470 Amurrio
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Álava
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Spain
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DO established
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August 2002
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Last updated
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Telephone
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+34-656-789-372
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Fax
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+34-945-393-786
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E-mail
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merino@txakolidealava.com
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Website
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www.txakolidealava.com
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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-
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Area under vine
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60 ha
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Soil types
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PH between 7.5 and 8. Active limestone between 7.2 and 9.2
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Principal grapes (w)
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Hondarribi Zuri (80%), Gross Manseng (20%), Petit Manseng (5%), Petit Corbu (5%)
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Principal grapes (r)
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-
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Permitted grapes (w)
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-
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Permitted grapes (r)
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-
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Experimental grapes (w)
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-
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Experimental grapes (r)
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-
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Training and Pruning
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-
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Principal Root Stocks
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-
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Organic viticulture
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-
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Climate:
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Max. Temp.(average)
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18,7º
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Min. Temp.(average)
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7,5º
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Average rainfall
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899 l
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Average sunshine
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12,11 hrs
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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12.500 kg
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Yield
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-
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Equivalent hl/ha
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-
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Production 2006
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194,578 liters
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Production 2007
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224,844 liters
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Production 2008
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175,000 liters
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Wine types:
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White
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9,5% abv
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Pink
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-
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Red
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-
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Other
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-
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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-
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Reserva
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-
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Gran Reserva
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-
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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6
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Total exports - 2006
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22,550 liters
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Total exports - 2007
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23,000 liters
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Total exports - 2008
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39,000 liters
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