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On a wine label, the word's Grand vin may appear to help distinguish the wine from an estate's second or third wine. Gran Reserva Spanish aging designation that for red wine stipulates that it has been aged for a total of 5 years after harvest with at least 18 months in oak (in Rioja and Ribera del Duero the minimum is 24 months).
Ripening Tempranillo grapes Tempranillo leaf. Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain.
In Spain, Pinot noir is grown in many of the wine regions from the north to the south, but the vast majority of Pinot noir is grown in Catalonia, where it is used in still wines and Cava, Spanish sparkling wine. It is an authorised variety in some of the Catalan DOPs.
Grenache (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n æ ʃ /; French pronunciation: ⓘ) or Garnacha (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaɾˈnatʃa]) is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. [1] It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain, where the grape is believed to have originated.
This wine is called chacolí (pronounced ) in Spanish, a word that comes from the Basque txakolin. [3] The first reference to the name of this wine in Spanish was vino chacolín in a document from the Basque Country in 1520. [4] The wine is occasionally called chacoli in French. [5]
In vino veritas is a Latin phrase that means ' in wine, there is truth ', suggesting a person under the influence of alcohol is more likely to speak their hidden thoughts and desires. The phrase is sometimes continued as, in vīnō vēritās, in aquā sānitās, ' in wine there is truth, in water there is good sense (or good health) '. Similar ...
Amontillado can be produced in several different manners. A fino amontillado is a wine that has begun the transformation from a fino to an amontillado, but has not been aged long enough to complete the process. Amontillado del puerto is an amontillado made in El Puerto de Santa María. Naturally dry, they are sometimes sold lightly to medium ...
The quality of Spanish wine during Roman times was varied, with Pliny the Elder and Martial noting the high quality associated with some wines from Terraconensis while Ovid notes that one popular Spanish wine sold in Rome, known as Saguntum, was merely good for getting your mistress drunk. (Ars amatoria 3.645-6). [4]