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Penedès (Catalan pronunciation: [pənəˈðɛs]) is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for wines in Catalonia, . Penedès DOP includes all of the Penedès region and municipalities of four other counties : Anoia , Alt Camp , Baix Llobregat and Tarragonès .
Penedès region (in blue) and Penedès DOP (in blue and green) within Catalonia. Penedès (Catalan pronunciation: [pənəˈðɛs]) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia. It is located in the south of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain between the pre-coastal mountain range (Serralada Pre-litoral) and the Mediterranean Sea.
The sub-categories can be called DOP, or they can use the traditional terms of DOCa, DO, VP, and VC. DOCa – denominación de origen calificada ('denomination of qualified origin'), is the highest category in Spanish wine regulations, reserved for regions with above-average grape prices and particularly stringent quality controls.
DOP – denominación de origen protegida ('protected denomination of origin'), is the mainstay of Spain's wine quality control system. Each region is governed by a consejo regulador , which decides on the boundaries of the region, permitted varietals, maximum yields, limits of alcoholic strength and other quality standards or production ...
Catalunya is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for Catalan wine which was formally recognised in 2001. It was created with the specific purpose of providing commercial support to over 200 wineries ( bodegas ) that produced quality wine but which were not included in other specific DOP ...
The cheese itself comes in a number of varieties, each small, flat and circular in shape varying from speckled white to golden in colour. Between 5 and 8 cm (2.0 and 3.1 in) in diameter and between 1.8 and 2.5 cm (0.71 and 0.98 in) in height, they range from around 40 to 100 grams.
Alt Penedès (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈal pənəˈðɛs]) is a comarca (county) in the Penedès region, in Catalonia, Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès . Municipalities
Penedès is one of the eight regions defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. Located in south of Catalonia, it includes the comarques from historical Penedès region ( Alt Penedès , Baix Penedès and Garraf ), along with the southern municipalities of Anoia . [ 1 ]