The vineyard

The vineyard. Facts & Figures.

D.O. Rueda Surface

White Varieties Surface: 10.742,85 ha (updated 2009).

Maximum productions

• White Varieties (Wire-Trained Vines):
  - Verdejo: 10,000 kg/ha
  - Viura: 12,000 kg/ha.
  - Sauvignon Blanc: 10,000 kg/ha
• White Varieties (Bushed Vines)
  - Verdejo: 8,000 kg/ha.
  - Viura: 10,000 kg/ha.
  - Sauvignon Blanc: 8,000 kg/ha.
  - Palomino Fino: 10,000 kg/ha.
• Red Varieties: 7,000 kg/ha.

Plantation density

• Bushed Vines: 1,100 vines per hectare (minimum)
• Wire-Trained Vines: 2,200 vines per hectare (minimum)

Habitual plantation frame

• Vaso (cordon and cane) type: 3x3 m frames.
• Espaldera (VSP) type: 3x1.5 m frames.