Bodega MontoroDry White
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The Dry White of the Bodega Montoro is in the top 0 of wines of La Gomera.
Details and technical informations about Bodega Montoro's Dry White.
Discover the grape variety: Okuzgozu
This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes, sometimes 1,000 metres or more. It is virtually unknown in France and in other wine-producing countries.
Informations about the Bodega Montoro
The Bodega Montoro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of La Gomera to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Gomera
The wine region of La Gomera is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ramón Barrera González or the Domaine Niray produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Gomera are Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Gomera often reveals types of flavors of earth.
The wine region of Iles Canaries
The archipelago of the Canary Islands (or Las Canarias) is an autonomous community of Spain located in the North Atlantic Ocean, 110 km from the west coast of Morocco. The wine trade there is far from famous - few local wines come out of the Canary Islands - but there is a Long and unique wine tradition in the region. The spectacularly high Canary Islands are located at a latitude of about 28°N, making it the most tropical wine region in Europe. It was thanks to this position, once traversed by naval trade routes, that the local wine industry flourished, shortly after the islands came under Spanish control in the early 15th century.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
