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Toro

Toro

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A Spanish wine region known for strong red wines
  • proper noun
translation icon : Toro
  • And they have Corno de Toro yellow, Corno de Toro red.
  • del Toro
  • Concha y Toro
  • Sangre de Toro

Examples

  • The Toro wine region produces some of the best red wines in Spain, especially known for their rich sabor.

  • Visiting the Toro area, you can explore numerous vineyards that offer tastings of their renowned red wines.

  • The Dama de Toro line is a new label for Bodegas Faria, at least in the U.S.

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  • Dama de Toro wines are imported by Specialty Cellars, Santa Fe Springs, CA.

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  • This is wild and exotic, a creature unto itself, and I found it a little more approachable and drinkable than the Dama de Toro Crianza 2004.

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  • The producer is Bodegas Faria, and the wines were made primarily from tempranillo grapes, or rather, from tinto de Toro, a clone of tempranillo.

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  • Many wine enthusiasts seek out Toro wines for their bold flavors and high quality.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Toro as a place name comes from the Spanish word for 'bull', from the Latin taurus, the same root as the star sign Taurus. So the wine region Toro is easy to remember: its red wines are often strong and bold, like a 'bull'.