Juan García is a rare Spanish red grape variety. The Juan García grape variety is found mainly within the province of
Zamora and
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...
, mainly concentrated to the vineyard terraces planted and harvested through the centuries in the terroirs of the small ancient villages once remotely built and enclaved alongside the border of the gargantuan green gorge of the Arribes del Duero river canyon. It is also an authorized grape variety in the
Denominación de Origen
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of
Arribes and the
Ribeira Sacra.
Juan García is considered a pre-
phylloxera
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variety autochthonous of the villages that are located bordering the
Arribes del Duero river canyon´s passage in north-western Spain. The location is designated as a Natural Park. The Juan García grape variety has medium sized, elliptical berries with dark blue-black skins that grow in compact bunches on short
pedicels
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.
Bud break is mostly early, vigor is medium-high, and it is highly productive. The variety shows good resistance to
powdery mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungus, fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales. Powdery mildew is one of the easier plant disea ...
.
[ The elaboration of wine utilizing the rare Juan García grape variety produces a unique taste different with a profound deep burgundy color that is particularly smooth tasting with a long nose.
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Synonyms
Juan García is also known as Tinta Gorda, Mouratón, Negreda, Negreda preta, Negrera, Nepada, and Tinta negreda.
References
External links
About Juan Garcia
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Red wine grape varieties
Grape varieties of Spain