Rueda is a denomination of origin (DO) whose production area is located in the provinces of Valladolid, Segovia and...
Rueda is a denomination of origin (DO) whose production area is located in the provinces of Valladolid, Segovia and Avila (Spain). The DO covers 57 municipalities of the province of Valladolid, 17 in the province of Segovia and 2 in the province of Avila.
The average altitude of the vineyard is 750 meters above sea level, although in the vineyards of the province of Segovia, can reach 850 meters. The soils are gravelly and stony, poor in organic matter and with good aeration and drainage. The climate is continental with an average annual temperature of 13 ° C and an average annual rainfall is 460 mm.
It is the oldest name of Castilla and Leon Origin wine; specifically was created in 1980 and initially confined to white wine production. The area has a long tradition, since there are reports of growing grapes since the Middle Ages, especially developing red wines. In the Spanish Golden Age, the most famous wines of this area were golden wine, raised for 10 years, and came to have a controlled price.
In the early twentieth century, the vineyard area was about 90,000 ha, but after the attack of phylloxera, and the rise of other more profitable crops like wheat acreage was reduced.
Since 1994, the production of rosé and red wines were allowed, with the inclusion in the OJ of winemakers Earth Medina, but after a Supreme Court ruling, confirming an earlier High Court of Justice of Castilla y Leon, in October 2006, was revoked, and now can only produce white wines in the appellation.
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