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Lanzarote, the Canaries' most easterly island, boasts some of Spain's most distinctive and spectacular landscape. Over the centre of the island spreads a vast expanse of black solidified lava. No weeds or vegetation can grow there, but the outer edges of the lava field provide a unique vineyard terroir rich in volcanic ash called lapilli where vines are planted in hollows (hoyos) or trenches (zanjas ).
Their roots reach underneath the ash to the soil below. Each hollow is surrounded by a cairn (abrigo) to protect it from the prevailing Saharan winds. Malvasía is planted in more than three-quarters of the vineyards. Modern winemaking techniques will help the DO's winemakers achieve new quality levels in coming years.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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Arrecife, 9
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San Bartolomé-Lanzarote
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Las Palmas
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Spain
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DO established
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1993
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Last updated
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28 May 2009
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Telephone
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+34 928-521-048
+34 928-521-313
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Fax
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+34 928-521-049
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E-mail
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info@dolanzarote.com
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Website
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www.dolanzarote.com
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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It covers the seven municipalities of the Island
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Area under vine
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1,979 ha
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Area in full production
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1,979 ha
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Altitude of vineyards
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100-500 meters. Being 670 meters the island maximum height.
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Soil types
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Soils are perfectly diferentiated, with deep red soils on old basaltic formations. Fossil soils appear as they have been covered by recent volcanic eruptions or rain deposits.
The lapilli layer, or "picon", covers the topsoil of the vineyard, facilitating the rapid seepage of rain, preventing the evaporation of the vegetal soil, and maintaining a constant temperature of the soil (thermoregulatory effect).
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Principal grapes (w)
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Burrablanca, Breval, Diego, Listán blanca, Malvasía, Moscatel y Pedro Ximénez
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Principal grapes (r)
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Listán negro (negra común) y Negramoll (mulata)
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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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Syrah
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Experimental grapes (r)
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-
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Organic viticulture
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12.7 Ha
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Climate:
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Max. Summer temp.
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24º C
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Min. Winter temp.
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16º C
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Average rainfall
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100 mm annually
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Average sunshine
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2,925 h
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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5,000 kg /ha.
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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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3,516,764 kg
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Production 2007
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1,687,137 kg
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Production 2008
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1,889,943 kg
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Wine types:
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White
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10.5% - 14.5% abv
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Rosé
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11% - 14% abv
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Red
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11% - 14.5% abv
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Other
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Dulce clásico: 15% - 22% abv
Wine liquor: 15% - 22% abv
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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6 months oak, 18 months bottle
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Reserva
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Whites: 6 months oak, 18 months bottle
Reds: 12 months oak, 2 years bottle
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Gran Reserva
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Whites: 6 months oak, 3 years and a half in bottle
Reds: 2 years oak, 3 years bottle
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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18
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Total exports - 2006
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-
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Total exports - 2007
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-
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Total exports - 2008
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-
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