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Jumilla is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines that extends over the north of the region of Murcia, Spain.The area includes the municipality of Jumilla, from which it takes its name, and the contiguous southeast of the Albacete province (municipalities of Montealegre del Castillo, Fuente-Álamo, Ontur, Hellin, Albatana and Tobarra) in the Castile-La Mancha region. [2]
The vineyards covered by Yecla DOP are located in a transition zone between the Mediterranean and the central upland plateaux known as La Mancha, at altitudes ranging from 400 to 800 metres (1,300 to 2,600 ft) above sea level. The soil is lime bearing, and the subsoil is thick with a high carbonate content. The topsoil is sandy, poor in organic ...
Mourvèdre (French pronunciation: ⓘ; also known as Mataro or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety grown in many regions around the world. It is found in the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia and Jumilla, Bullas and Yecla denominaciones de origen (DOs) of Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands, California and Washington and the Australian regions of South Australia and ...
The main tower of Jumilla's castle. Some buildings that have special culture values such as historic or artistic are shown below: [16] El Casón: This is a funerary vault which estimated date of its building is the 5th century AD. Jumilla's castle: The hill where the castle is built was inhabited by people from the Bronze Age. In a later era ...
Bullas is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the region of Murcia and covers the territories of eight different municipalities, including Caravaca de la Cruz, Moratalla and Bullas itself. The region is renowned for its young reds and rosés made from the Monastrell grape variety.
Former Bank of Montreal branch in Ottawa, now a historical building. Current Bank of America branch in Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California. A branch, banking center or financial center is a retail location where a bank, credit union, or other financial institution (including a brokerage firm) offers a wide array of face-to-face and automated services to its customers.
Apart from the conventional wines made in a similar way to other wine producing regions, Valencia DOP has two unusual characteristics: In 1995 an agreement was signed to legalise a traditional practice which consisted in blending in the Bobal red grape variety from the neighbouring Utiel-Requena DOP to give body and aroma to the Valencian wines.
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank is a specialized government owned bank in Bangladesh. [1] The bank was founded to provide financial services to the paramilitary Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. [2] [3] Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan is the chairman of this bank. [4] The bank has 259 branches across the country under 18 regions. [5]