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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).
Catalonia is the second largest producer, producing 5.5 million hectolitres (14% of total), and La Rioja is the third largest, producing almost 5 million hectolitres (13% of total). These larger wine regions are further divided into smaller wine regions that are classified under the Spanish wine law system, with 138 identifiable wine regions.
Rueda is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the Community of Castile and León.It comprises 72 municipalities, of which 53 are in the province of Valladolid, 17 are in the north of the province of Segovia, and 2 are in the north of the province of Ávila. [3]
The Cádiz wine region in Andalusia. Cádiz is a Spanish appellation describing Vino de la Tierra wines whose terroir is located in the autonomous region of Andalusia. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.
C. 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)
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The first cooperative winery was founded in Leiro, in the Ribeiro wine region in 1953. [4] Spain’s entry into the European Economic Community in 1986 saw European subsidies used to modernize many wineries with new technologies such as stainless steel tanks and allowed greater control of production and quality.
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