The province of Zamora is located in the west
of the region of Castilla y León. The wine production
area governed by the Toro D.O. is situated to the southeast
of the province of Zamora, and includes part of the natural
regions of Tierra del Vino (the land of Wine), the Guareña
Valley and Tierra de Toro (the Land of Toro), and next to the
plateaus of Tierra del Pan (the Land of Bread) and Tierra de
Campos (the Farmlands).
The surface area of the land governed by the
Toro D.O. totals 62,000 hectares, and 8,000 of this is dedicated
to 8,000 hectares.
In turn, 5,500 hectares of this smaller area are registered
in the Regulating Body, belonging to 1,200 registered wine
growers. |