Life Style / Wine Grapes / Tempranillo: Fine winegrape used in best quality red wines of Spain and Portugal. Also known under the synonym names of Cencibel in La Mancha and as Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Has over thirty synonym names listed in the Geilweilerhof database. Some other reported versions that exist are the Tinto Fino of the Zamora region, Tinta del Pais of the Ribero del Duero and Tinta de Toro in the Toro region and also Arauxa. In Portugal the grape is known as the Aragon?z, Aramont, (Tinta) Roriz and Tinta Roseira. Prefers soils rich in limestone and usually ripens during late September. Large acreages are grown in Argentina. Also found in the Central Valley of California where it is known as Valdepe?as and mainly used to make grapejuice much favored by home-winemakers sold under the 'Valdepenas' name in N. America.
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Life Style / Wine Grapes / Valdepeñas: Red wine grape grown in California and capable of producing excellent wine. (See Tempranillo above). MORE
Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Valdepeñas: Red wine grape grown in California and capable of producing excellent wine. (See Tempranillo above). MORE