REPORT ON THE 2011 HARVEST IN THE D.O.Ca. RIOJA
387 million kilos of grapes and promising quality forecasts for 2011 Riojas
The Control Board of the D.O.Ca. Rioja has determined the final figures of the 2011 harvest with great satisfaction. There are excellent quality expectations for the recently-made wines of the 2011 vintage. The total production volume was 387 million kg of grapes. The exceptional health of the grapes was one of the fundamental traits of this harvest and the main reason for the absence of incidents during fermentations. The general opinion is that the resulting wines are well structured, with good colour and very healthy, promising top-quality wines.
2011 HARVEST GRAPE PRODUCTION (millions of kg)
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Grape colour
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La Rioja
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Alava
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Navarre
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Total
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% of total
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Red
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247.37
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70.64
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39.80
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357.81
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92.32
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White
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21.17
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7.21
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1.38
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29.76
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7.68
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TOTAL
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268.54
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77.85
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41.18
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387.57
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100.00
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