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Valles de Benavente

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Valles de Benavente VdC
Wine region
TypeVino de Calidad
CountrySpain

Valles de Benavente is a Spanish geographical indication for wines 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.

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

Authorized:

The maximum allowable yields are as follows:

  • Red varieties: 7000 kg/ha
  • White varieties: 9000 kg/ha

References

External links

Spanish wine regions
PDO: Protected Denominations of Origin
Major regions
Cava
Navarra
Priorat
Rías Baixas
Ribera del Duero
Rioja
Rueda
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
Denominación 
de origen 
calificada (DOCa)
Basque Country
Catalonia
La Rioja
Navarre
Denominación 
de origen (DO)
Andalusia
Aragon
Balearic Islands
Basque Country
Canary Islands
Castile and León
Castile–La Mancha
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
Vino de Pago
Aragon
Castile–La Mancha
Navarre
Valencia
Vino de calidad
Andalusia
Asturias
Canary Islands
Castile and León
PGI: Protected Geographical Indications
Vino de la tierra
Andalusia
Aragon
Balearic Islands
Cantabria
Castile and León
Castile–La Mancha
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
See also
Spanish wine
Catalan wine
Galician wine
Txakoli
Malaga

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