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In the 1st century BC, the ancient Romans, after defeating the Carthaginians, settled the area and introduced new wine making techniques. During the Moorish dominion of the Iberian Peninsula, wine production was tolerated, even though it was forbidden by the Koran. The first written references to vineyards and wine date from the 15th century.
Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 1.2 million hectares (3.0 million acres) planted in wine grapes, making it the most widely planted wine-producing nation, [1] but the third largest producer of wine in the world, behind Italy and France and ahead of the United States; [2] this is due, in part, to the very low yields and wide ...
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
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)
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).
It is the third-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro. Its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), [12] of which only sections of the Portuguese section, being below a fall/rapids line, are naturally navigable, by modest rivercraft. [13] The Douro River basin encompasses an area of approximately 97,290 square ...
Tempranillo has been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since the time of Phoenician settlements. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's noble grape. The grape has been planted throughout the globe's wine regions. [3]
Geography of the Basque Country (greater region) (6 C, 4 P) F. ... Geology of the Iberian Peninsula; Gibraltar; I. Iberian cartography, 1400–1600; Iberian horse;
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