Txakoli de Álava (
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Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) ( eu, Jatorri Deitura Babestua) for wines, located around the towns of
Amurrio
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,
Llodio,
Artziniega,
Okondo and
Aiara in the province of
Álava
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Basque Country,
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Txacolí
Txakoli (pronounced ) or chacolí (pronounced ) is a slightly sparkling, very dry white wine with high acidity and low alcohol content produced in the Spanish Basque Country, Cantabria and northern Burgos in Spain. Further afield, Chile is als ...
is a thin white acidic wine that can be naturally fizzy and is traditionally served like cider, poured from a height into the glass.
History
This DOP was created in 1989 on the initiative of the five remaining txacolí producers in the province. In that year there were only 5 ha under vines producing txacolí. However, wine had traditionally been made in this manner for hundreds of years and was popular from the Middle Ages up to the end of the 19th century, when the vines were devastated by the
phylloxera and the effects of industrialization of the Basque Country.
Climate
* Maximum mean temperature: 18.7 °C
* Minimum mean temperature: 7.5 °C
* Mean temperature: 13.1 °C
* Mean annual rainfall: 900 l
Authorised Grape Varieties
The authorised grape varieties are:
* Red:
Ondarribi Beltza
* White:
Hondarrabi Zuri,
Petit Manseng
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,
Gros Manseng
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,
Petit Courbu,
Sauvignon Blanc,
Riesling
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, and
Chardonnay
Almost all the vines are trained on
trellises (''en espaldera'') due to the high levels of rainfall and humidity in the area.
Vineyards
* There are 60 ha of vineyards registered with the D.O.
* Maximum authorized planting density: 2,500 to 3,500 vines/ha
* Maximum authorized yield: 12,500 hg/ha
* Minimum alcohol content: 9.5º%
References
External links
D.O.P. Arabako Txakolina-Txakolí de Álava-Chacolí de Álava official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Txakoli de Alava
Wine regions of Spain
Appellations
Wine classification