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In this lush, north-western corner of Tenerife, vines are found on the terraced northern slopes of Mount Teide. They spread around the attractive old town of La Orotava and down to Puerto de la Cruz, once the island's busiest port.
Today, with healthy local demand fed by the year-round tourist business, production is growing and quality is improving. Fruity whites come from the west of the zone; ruby reds from the east. Only 30% of wines are currently bottled , so there is potential for many more to emerge on the market in coming years.
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Fact file
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CRDO address
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Parque Recreativo El Bosquito, 1
Urb. La Marzagana
La Perdoma
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38315 La Orotava
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Spain
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DO established
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15NOV95
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Last update
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-
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Telephone
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+34-922-309-922/23
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Fax
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+34-922-309-924
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E-mail
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DO-VALLEOROTAVA@terra.es
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Website
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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Area under vine
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676 ha
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Area in full production
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Altitude of vineyards
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100-900 m
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Soil types
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Volcanic sand and clay over volcanic bedrock
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Principal grapes (w)
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Gual, Malvasía, Verdello, Vijariego
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Principal grapes (r)
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Listán Negro, Malvasía Rosada, Negramoll.
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Permitted grapes (w)
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Bastardo Blanco, Forastera Blanca, Torrontés, Listán Blanco, Marmajuelo, Moscatel, Pedro Ximénez
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Permitted grapes (r)
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Bastardo Negro, Moscatel Negra, Tintilla, Vijariego Negro
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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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Organic viticulture
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Climate:
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Max. summer temp.
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37°C
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Min. Winter temp.
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7°C
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Average rainfall
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465 mm annually
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Average sunshine
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2,000 hours annually
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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10,000 kg/ha
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Yield
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70-74%
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Equivalent hl/ha
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70-74 hl/ha
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Production 2001 (hl)
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1,228,574
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Production 2002 (hl)
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887,241
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Production 2003 (hl)
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1,217,084
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Production 2001 (kg)
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1.228.575
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Production 2002 (kg)
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887.241
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Production 2003 (kg)
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1.170.000
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Production 2004 (kg)
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963.057
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Production 2005 (kg)
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909.640
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Producción 2006(kg)
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1,301,585
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Producción 2007(kg)
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494,110
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Wine alcohol content:
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White
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Min 11% abv
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Pink
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Min 11% abv
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Red
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Min 11.5% abv
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Other
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Espumoso min 11% abv max 12% abv; Dulce and generoso min 15% abv
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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6 months oak, 12 months bottle
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Reserva
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12 months oak, 12 months bottle
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Gran Reserva
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24 months oak, 36 months bottle
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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23
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Total exports - 2001
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-
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Total exports - 2002
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-
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Total exports - 2003
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-
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