Valles de Benavente is a Spanish geographical indication for
wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
s referred to legally as ''
Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica''. This is one step below the mainstream
Denominación de Origen quality wines and one step above the less stringent
Vino de la Tierra table wines on the quality ladder.
It is located in the north of the province of
Zamora,
Castile and León region, Spain.
History
Grape cultivation was probably introduced by the
ancient Romans
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.
Climate
The climate in this area is continental (long, hot dry summers and cold winters). Rainfall between 350 mm/yr and 500 mm/yr.
Grape Varieties
Recommended
* Red varieties:
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 ...
,
Prieto Picudo and
Mencía
* White varieties:
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 ...
and
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 ...
Authorized:
* Red varieties:
Garnacha and
Cabernet Sauvignon
The maximum allowable yields are as follows:
* Red varieties: 7000 kg/ha
* White varieties: 9000 kg/ha
References
External links
* http://www.vallesdebenavente.org (only in Spanish)
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Wine regions of Spain