Answer: High altitude with warm climate
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Tempranillo is a black grape with a thick skin. It grows best at relatively high altitudes but it also can tolerate a much warmer climate. With regard to Tempranillo's production in various climates wine expert Oz Clarke notes: To get elegance and acidity out of Tempranillo you need a cool climate. But to get high sugar levels and the thick skins that give deep color you need heat. In Spain these two opposites are best reconciled in t…

Beyond establishing whether or not viticulture can even be sustained in an area the climatic influences of a particular area goes a long way in influencing the type of grape varieties grown in a region and the type of viticultural practices that will be used. The presence of adequate sun heat and water are all vital to the healthy growth and development of grapevines during the growing …

In Spain Tempranillo is one of the most popular reds and when blended with Carignan it makes the best red wine of the Rioja region. Verdelho is a Portuguese white wine variety that likes low vigour soils and a warm dry climate …

Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle the French name for the blackbird probably a reference to the color of the grape.Its softness and "fleshiness" combined with its earlier ripening makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterne...

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