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The wine region classification in Spain takes a quite complex hierarchical form in which the denominación de origen protegida is a mainstream grading, equivalent to the French AOC and the Italian DOC. As of 2019, Spain has 138 identifiable wine regions under some form of geographical classification (2 DOCa/DOQ, 68 DO, 7 VC, 19 VP, and 42 VT).
Cádiz (wine region) Calatayud (DO) Campo de Borja (DO) Campo de Cariñena; Campo de Cartagena (Vino de la Tierra) Campo de La Guardia; Cangas (Vino de la Tierra) Cariñena DOP; Casa del Blanco; Castelló (Vino de la Tierra) Castilla (Vino de la Tierra) Castilla y León (Vino de la Tierra) Catalunya DOP; Cava (Spanish wine) Cigales (wine) Conca ...
Rioja (pronounced) is a wine region in Spain, with denominación de origen calificada (D.O.Ca., "Qualified Designation of Origin," the highest category in Spanish wine regulation). Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three ...
Major Spanish wine regions include the Rioja and Ribera del Duero, which are known for their Tempranillo production; Jumilla, known for its Monastrell production; Jerez de la Frontera, the home of the fortified wine Sherry; Rías Baixas in the northwest region of Galicia that is known for its white wines made from Albariño and Catalonia which ...
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Wine production by country in 2021 Rank Country Production (1 Italy: 5,088,500 2 France: 3,713,200 3 Spain: 3,700,588 4 United States: 2,057,021 5 China
In 1993, Palacios produced a wine called L'Ermita sourced from very old Priorat vines, which led to an increased interest in using the region's existing vineyards to produce wines in a new style. The Catalan authorities approved of Priorat's elevation from DO to DOQ status in 2000, but national level confirmation from the Spanish Government in ...
The region's close proximity to Portugal and virtual isolation from the rest of Spain has had a marked influence on the style of wines from Galicia with many of them being closer in style to Portuguese wines than to other Spanish wines. [1] The vineyard soils in the region range from granite in the western half of Galicia to slate in the ...
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