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Lanzarote is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines that covers the entire island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, Spain. It acquired its DO in 1994, and there are currently around 1,800 ha under cultivation. [3] There are four subzones: La Geria, the largest and located in the south; San Bartolomé/Tías (Masdache), in ...
The Canary Islands’ ashen climate lends unique notes to its carafes – taking the lava fields in her stride, Ellie Ross sprints and sips in Lanzarote’s La Geria region to discover the best of ...
Lanzarote (UK: / ˌ l æ n z ə ˈ r ɒ t i /, [3] [4] Spanish: [lanθaˈɾote] ⓘ, locally [lansaˈɾote]) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 125 kilometres (80 miles) off the north coast of Africa and 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Iberian Peninsula.
The vineyards are located on the fertile slopes of the Teide, a volcano and extend down to the port of Puerto de la Cruz. There are 671 ha registered with the DO. The Valle de la Orotava (Orotava Valley) is not strictly speaking a valley at all, but the local name for the lower slopes of the Teide.
Struggling California vineyards are having to compete with bargain-basement wine prices from overseas growers, due to global oversupply. Global wine glut compounds headaches for struggling ...
The Cumbre Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkumbɾe ˈβjexa]; meaning "Old Summit") is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. [4] The spine of Cumbre Vieja trends in an approximate north–south direction, comprising the southern half of La Palma, with both summit ridge and flanks pockmarked by dozens of craters and cones. [5]
Lake deposits form a soil composed of "tuffaceous and diatomaceous sands and silts, limestone, gravel, and intercalated volcanic rocks". [1] Categorized as a Region III on the Winkler scale , Long Valley's annual recorded rainfall is similar to other Lake County AVAs, between 27 inches (690 mm) and 33 inches (840 mm), increasing as one moves west.
Aglianico del Vulture and Aglianico del Vulture Superiore are Italian red wines based on the Aglianico grape and produced in the Vulture area of Basilicata.Located on volcanic soils derived from nearby Mount Vulture, it was awarded Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1971.