La Mancha DO Flashcards
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La Mancha DO Basics
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- lies within the Castilla-La Mancha autonomía and is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region.
- To the west of the coastal Levant appellations
- hot, dry environment—an inhospitable region for fungus and mold
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La Mancha DO principal grapes
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Cencibel (Tempranillo) and Airén
Airén claims more acreage than any other white grape in the world, due to vast tracts of low-density plantings in La Mancha
