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Tacoronte-Acentejo DO

Tacoronte Acentejo DO Wine Area Map
Tacoronte Acentejo DO Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

In 1992 this north-eastern tip of Tenerife island, called the Anaga peninsula, became the Canaries' first wine DO.

 Ever since it has pioneered quality wines, which are now being exported. The islands' largest DO, it boasts spectacular landscape with deep, narrow valleys running down from high peaks and intensively cultivated, terraced valley sides. Winemaking in the area had been considerably updated in the last twenty years.
 

Regulatory Council

Consejo Regulador DO Tacoronte-Acentejo
Ctra. Gral. del Norte, 97
38350 Tacoronte
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tel.: +34 922 560 107
consejo@tacovin.com
tacovin.com

Sources

Spanish Ministry of Agriculture

Regulatory Council, Tacoronte-Acentejo PDO

 

The styles here - such as aged (Crianza) red wines - are providing a model for the Canaries' other wine DOs.

Tacoronte Acentejo DO Consejo Regulador De La Denominacion De Origen
Tacoronte Acentejo DO Vineyards and Production
Vineyards
Area under vine

1,028.77 ha.

Altitude of vineyards

50 - 1,000 m.

Soil types

Volcanic origin, very permeable and rich in minerals. Poor in lime and abundant in nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.

Principal grapes (w)

Gual, Malvasía, Listán blanco and Marmajuelo.

Principal grapes (r)

Listán Negro and Negramoll.

Production
Maximum crop

10,000 kg/ha

Yield

60% (white); 70% (red)

Production 2013

19,449.81 hl

Production 2014

9,500.00 hl

Production 2015

10,330.00 hl