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The Denomination of Origin El Hierro sits in the province of The iron And it was established in 1994, with about 750 hectares of vineyards and about 35 wineries that integrate them with 1,360 wine growers. The climatic conditions are similar to those of other western islands, influenced by the humid winds, iron has a closure of dry and arid. The vineyard is between 200 and 700 m altitudes; in very abrupt lands, of pronounced pending, in many occasions abancated; In others, the terrain appears covered with a layer of Lapilli (Picón) that protects it from intense evaporation and absorbs humidity nightlife.
The preferential and authorized white varieties in this D.O. They are Bermejuela, Gual, Malvasía, Vercello, Albillo, Bastard, Breval, Burrablanca, Forastera, Blanco Listán, Moscatel, P. Ximenez, Torrontés and Vijariego.
The preferential and authorized inks varieties are Black Bastard, Negramoll, Black List, Pink Malvasia, Tintilla and Vijariego Negro.
The wines of this D.O. Most of the production is allocated to white wines, among which we can find: dry, semi -discharges, semi -residues and sweets. The production of red and pink is reduced to a third, although, in the case of reds, this trend is changing due to market demand, where it is valued that it is a traditional crop.
The minimum percentages of alcoholic volume acquired in their wines are the following: young white 11%, pink 11.5%, red 12%, red Mc 12%, 14%classic sweet, 15%liquor, foamy 11%.