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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]
One of the requirements is that the estate may only use their own grapes for their wines. The Spanish word pago comes from the Latin word pagus, meaning a country district. When introduced, the new regulation met with particular interest in Castilla-La Mancha, where the first Vinos de Pago were created.
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. Rioja was the first Spanish region to be awarded DOCa status in 1991, followed by Priorat in 2003.
Spanish aging designation. For red wines this means that a wine has been aged for at least 3 years following harvest with at least 12 months in oak. For Spanish white wines, the designation means that the wine has been aged for at least 18 months with at least 6 of those months in oak. Reserve/Riserva/Reserva
Sangria/sangría means "bloodletting" in Spanish [5] and in Portuguese. [6] The term sangria used for the drink can be traced back to the 18th century. [7]Sangria has its historical roots in the Kingdom of León during the Middle Ages, where the precursor beverage, leonese lemonade, originated.
Cava (Catalan:, pl. caves; Spanish:, pl. cavas) is a sparkling wine of denominación de origen (DO) status from Spain. It may be white ( blanco ) or rosé ( rosado ). The Macabeo , Parellada and Xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for producing cava. [ 1 ]
Pulque (Spanish: ⓘ; Classical Nahuatl: metoctli [1]), occasionally known as octli or agave wine, [2] is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. It is traditional in central Mexico , where it has been produced for millennia.
Some scholars have noted the similarities between the words for wine in Indo-European languages (e.g. Armenian gini, Latin vinum, Ancient Greek οἶνος, Russian вино ), Kartvelian (e.g. Georgian ღვინო), and Semitic (*wayn; Hebrew יין ), pointing to the possibility of a common origin of the word denoting "wine" in these ...