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Valencia (Valencian: València) is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO), in Valencian: Denominació d'Origen, for wines located in the Province of Valencia within the Valencian Community and is divided into two separate zones and four sub-zones, each of which produces a different type of wine.
In 1847, communications with the port of Valencia were improved and in 1887 a railway line connected Utiel with Valencia. The renowned Bodega Redonda (Redonda Winery) dates from this time, strategically located next to the railway station in Utiel, and today is the seat of the Utiel-Requena DOP Regulatory Council ( Consejo Regulador ).
The wine region classification in Spain takes a quite complex hierarchical form in which the denominación de origen protegida is a mainstream grading, equivalent to the French AOC and the Italian DOC. As of 2019, Spain has 138 identifiable wine regions under some form of geographical classification (2 DOCa/DOQ, 68 DO, 7 VC, 19 VP, and 42 VT).
DOP El Terrerazo is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de Pago wines produced in the estate of El Terrerazo located in the municipality of Utiel, in the province of Valencia in the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. The sole proprietor of this estate is Bodega Mustiguillo Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
As in other grape growing regions in Valencia region, Monastrell is the predominant variety, though Garnacha and Merseguera are also present. Due to the heat in summer the vines are planted as low bushes (en vaso). The authorized grape varieties are:
The Xúquer, the largest river of the Valencian Community, is most characteristic of the Ribera Alta, bringing water from the basin to fertilise this plain, situated to the south of the Valencia. The economy of this predominantly agricultural region is based primarily upon the orange harvest, a crop which has been cultivated since the 18th century.
Map of the province of València and its main towns. The first crown of València metropolitan area is drawn in dark brown. Valencia (/ v ə ˈ l ɛ n s i ə / və-LEN-see-ə or / v ə ˈ l ɛ n ʃ (i) ə / və-LEN-sh(ee-)ə, Spanish: [baˈlenθja] ⓘ), officially València (Valencian:), is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community.
In Ukraine, at the present time there are seven administrative regions (provinces) in which the wine industry has developed. Given the favorable climatic location, the law of Ukraine allocated 15 winegrowing areas (macrozones), which are the basis for growing certain varieties of grapes, and 58 natural wine regions (microzones).