Editing Tempranillo (section)

=== New World production ===
[[File:Original 1993 Tempranillo plantings at Red Willow.jpg|right|thumb|The original 1993 planting of Tempranillo at Red Willow Vineyard in Washington state.]]
Tempranillo arrived in California bearing the name Valdepeñas, and it was grown in the Central Valley at the turn of the 20th century. Since the climate of the Central Valley was not ideal for the grape, it was used as a blending grape for [[jug wine]].<ref name=guru/> California has since started to use it for fine wines, particularly in [[Napa Valley AVA|Napa]] and [[Monterey AVA|Monterey]]. In Texas, the soils of the [[Texas High Plains AVA|High Plains]] and [[Texas Hill Country AVA|Hill Country]] have been compared to those of northern Spain. Tempranillo has been well received in Texas and has grown to be considered the state's signature grape.<ref>{{citation|last=Dupuy|first=Jessica|title=Texas Wine of the Month: Inwood Estates "Cornelious" Tempranillo, 2007|magazine=Texas Monthly|location=Dallas|publisher=Emmis Publishing|date=15 April 2010|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/eatmywords/?p=800|access-date=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030530/https://www.texasmonthly.com/list/10-reasons-to-visit-the-state-fair-of-texas/more-fun-after-5-p-m/ |archive-date=2019-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last1=Dupuy|first1=Jessica|last2=Howard|first2=Tracy|title=Deep in the Heart Exploring Austin's growing grape scene|magazine=[[Imbibe Magazine]]|location=Portland, OR|date=July–August 2011|url=http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Austin-Wine-Scene|access-date=18 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526134355/http://imbibemagazine.com/Austin-Wine-Scene|archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>

In [[Oregon wine|Oregon]], the grape was introduced by Earl Jones of [[Abacela]] Vineyards and Winery,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.abacela.com | title=Abacela - Homepage}}</ref> in the [[Umpqua Valley AVA]].<ref name=guru/> Their climate (hot during the summer day, and cool overnight) seems to be perfect for the Tempranillo grape. In [[Australian wine|Australia]] Tempranillo is grown in the [[McLaren Vale]] region, and also North East Victoria.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lorkin|first=Yvonne|title=Wine: Toiling behind the Vale|newspaper=Bay of Plenty Times|location=Tauranga, New Zealand|publisher=APN Holdings|date=2 May 2012|url=http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/wine-toiling-behind-the-vale/1347337/|access-date=11 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324004904/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hamilton-news/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503360&objectid=11060385 | archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref> Tempranillo has also been introduced by some wine producers in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bianco|first=Cassandra|title=Tempranillos al Mundo reveals winning wines of 2011|publisher=Federación Española de Asociaciones de Enólogos|date=18 November 2011|url=http://www.enologo.com/tempranillo/en/media-room/press-releases/20-tempranillos-al-mundo-reveals-winning-wines-of-2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729201812/http://www.enologo.com/tempranillo/en/media-room/press-releases/20-tempranillos-al-mundo-reveals-winning-wines-of-2011|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2012|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref> The varietal is extensively grown in [[Argentine wine|Argentina]], [[Chile (wine)|Chile]], and [[Mexico (wine)|Mexico]].

In [[Washington State (wine)|Washington state]], Tempranillo was one of the varieties pioneered in the state by [[Red Willow Vineyard]] in the [[Yakima Valley AVA]] with its first commercial planting of the variety in 1993.<ref name="Gregutt">P. Gregutt ''"Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide"'' pgs 17-38, 61-75, 107-109 University of California Press 2007 {{ISBN|0-520-24869-4}}</ref>