Abona (DO)

Abona is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located on the southern coastline of Tenerife, (Canary Islands, Spain), and acquired its DO in 1996.

Abona DOP
Wine region
Abona DOP in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the region of Canary Islands
Official nameD.O.P. Abona[1]
TypeDenominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established1996
CountrySpain
No. of vineyards898 hectares (2,219 acres)
No. of wineries19[2]
Wine produced5,608 hectolitres
CommentsData for 2016 / 2017
This article is about the Spanish wine region. For the Roman town near Bristol, see Sea Mills, Bristol.

Geography

The vineyards are planted at altitudes of between 200 m and 1,800 m on the slopes of the Teide, an extinct volcano and the highest mountain in Spain at 3,715 m.

Soils

The soils on the lower slopes contain clay along with limestone and marl.

Climate

Due to the height of the Teide mountain, there are numerous microclimates within the characteristic subtropical climate of the Canary islands. At sea level, the climate is hot and subtropical, very sunny with sporadic rainfall. Between 550 m and 1,200, at cloud level, the humidity is higher, rainfall more frequent and the temperatures are lower. Above the cloud level, the climate is much drier, greater contrast between night and day temperatures, snow is normal and minimum temperature can fall to -5 °C.

Authorised grape varieties

The authorised grape varieties are:

Traditionally the vines were planted as low bushes (en vaso) though newly planted vineyards tend to be on trellises (en espaldera).

References
  1. "Denominación de Origen Protegida "Abona"". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Abona DOP". www.vinosdeabona.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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