Yecla is a town and municipality in eastern Spain, in the extreme north
of the autonomous community of Murcia. The only way to arrive is by
car; The most important mountains of the locality are Sierra de Salinas
(1.238 m.), Monte Arabí (1.065 m.), Sierra de la Magdalena
(1.038 m), etc. The chief buildings are a half-ruined citadel, a modern
parish church with a pillared Corinthian facade, and a town hall
standing in a fine arcaded plaza mayor (square). Yecla has
traditionally had a thriving trade in the grain, very good wine, oil,
fruit and other agricultural products produced in the surrounding
country. Since the second half of the 20th century, furniture making
has become a local trade.
Yecla Denominación de Origen (DO) is located around the town of
Yecla in the northernmost corner of the region of Murcia (Spain) and is
completely surrounded by other DOs: Jumilla DO to the south and west,
Almansa DO to the north and Alicante DO to the east.
Findings from archaeological excavations in the area have confirmed
that grape growing and wine production has been practiced in this area
for over two thousand years and was probably introduced by the ancient
Romans.
There was a period of expansion at the end of the 19th century when
French wine merchants became involved in the region due to the effects
of the phylloxera plague in France.
Official DO status was acquired in 1975.
The vineyards covered by Yecla DO are located in a transition zone
between the Mediterranean and the central upland plateaux known as La
Mancha, at altitudes ranging from 400 m to 800 m above sea level.
The soil is lime bearing, and the subsoil is thick with a high
carbonate content. The topsoil is sandy, poor in organic matter, deep
with good permeability.
The authorised white varieties are: Airen, Merseguera, Macabeo,
Malvasia and Chardonnay The authorised red varieties are: Monastrell,
Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Syrah.
Source: Wikipedia
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