DO/DOP Regulations
Region
- Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Communes of Production
- Tegueste, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, La Laguna, El Rosario, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Subzone
- Anaga
- Communes: La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tegueste
Hectares Under Vine (2010)
- 1184
Styles Produced
- Vino Blanco
- Vino Rosado (minimum 50% red grapes)
- Vino Tinto (minimum 90% red grapes)
- Vino de Licor
- Vino Naturalmente Dulce
- Vino de Uva Sobremadurada
- Vino Espumoso
Authorized Grapes
- Blanco:
- Recommended: Albillo Criollo, Bermejuela (Marmajuelo) Forastera Blanca, Doradilla, Gual, Malvasía Aromática, Malvasía Volcánica, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sabro, Verdello, Vijariego Blanco or Diego
- Authorized: Bastardo Blanco (Baboso Blanco), Listán Blanco de Canarias, Pedro Ximénez, Torrontés, Brevel, Burrablanca
- Tinto:
- Recommended: Castellana Negra, Listán Negro(Almuñeco), Malvasía Rosada, Negramoll, Tintilla
- Authorized: Bastardo Negro (Baboso Negro), Cabernet Sauvignon, Listan Prieto, Merlot, Moscatel Negro, Pinot Noir, Ruby Cabernet, Syrah, Tempranillo, Vijariego Negro
Authorized Labeling Terminology
- DO / Noble / Añejo / Viejo / Crianza / Clásico / Reserva / Gran Reserva
Additional Requirements
- Vino Dulce Clásico is produced from „sunned“ Moscatel or Malvasía grapes
Minimum Potential / Actual Alcohol
- Vino Blanco/Vino Espumoso: 10%
- Vino Rosado: 10.5%
- Vino Tinto: 12%
- Vino de Uva Sobremadurada: 12% / 15%
- Vino de Licor: 15% / 17.5%
- Vino Naturalmente Dulce: 13% / 15.6%
Minimum Acidity
- 3.5 g/l
Residual Sugar
- Still Wines: wines may be Dry ( < 4g/l RS), Semi-Dry ( 4g/l – 12 g/l RS), Semi-Sweet (12 g/l – 45 g/l RS), Sweet ( > 45 g/l RS)
- Sparkling Wines: follow the traditional levels of RS for Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Seco, Seco, Semi Seco, Dulce
Maximum SO2
- Dry Red: 150 mg/l
- Sparkling Wine: 185 mg/l
- Dry White/Sweet Red: 200 mg/l
- Sweet White: 250 mg/l
Minimum Pressure
- Vino Espumoso: 3.5 atms
Elevation
- 100m – 1000m
Maximum Planting Density
- 3000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- 10 tons/ha
DO Established
- 1992 (last updated 2014)
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