Tierra del Vino (literally, "the Land of Wine") is a
Denominación de Origen of wine, designating wines from the provinces of
Zamora and
Salamanca
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. "Tierra del Vino" has held a
Denomination of Origin
Denomination may refer to:
* Religious denomination, such as a:
** Christian denomination
** Jewish denomination
** Islamic denomination
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* Denomination (postage stamp)
...
since 28 April 2007, when Order AYG/782/07, dated 24, came into effect.
The region known as Tierra del Vino lies on both banks of the
Duero River
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part of ...
as it winds its way through the
province of Zamora, and is crossed from North to South by the Roman Silver Road, the
Vía de la Plata
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. It covers a total surface area of 1,799 square kilometres, which extend throughout a total of 56 boroughs; 46 in the
province of Zamora and a further ten in the
province of Salamanca
Salamanca () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Valladolid, Ávila, and Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. It has ...
.
Description
The "Tierra del Vino" region benefits from a dry continental climate with extreme temperatures. The winters are bitterly cold and the summers dry and hot. Average temperatures do not exceed 3°C in winter but in summer reach 23°C. The region standas at an average height of around 750 m. above the sea level.
The ''Tierra del Vino'' region is crossed by many rivers, and consequently the structure of the soil is clearly alluvial. The topsoil is deep, highly permeable and with an excellent retentive capacity, although poor in organic matter.
Wines
The regulations accept the following varieties for ''Tierra del Vino'' wines:
* Principal varieties: red:
Tempranillo
Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its ...
, White:
Malvasía
Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world ...
, fine grain
Moscatel
Muscatel ( ) is a type of wine made from muscat grapes. The term is now normally used in the United States to refer to a fortified wine made from these grapes rather than just any wine made from these grapes. This fortified muscatel became popu ...
and
Verdejo
Verdejo is a variety of wine grape that has long been grown in the Rueda region of Spain. The grape originated in North Africa, and was spread to Rueda in about the 11th Century, possibly by Mozarabs. Verdejo was generally used to make a strongl ...
.
* Other varieties:
Garnacha,
Albino
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Varied use and interpretation of the term ...
and
Palomino
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