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The wine-growing region is divided into three main subzones: Alt Penedès , the most inland and mountainous subzone, characterised by relatively low yield and high quality Penedès Central , situated to the southwest and responsible for the majority of the region's total production
The Catalan Wine Cultures Museum or VINSEUM is a museum situated in an antique house-palace of the monarchs of the Crown of Aragon, in Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès) Barcelona, Spain. It was formerly known as the Vilafranca del Penedès Museum.
Penedès is a wine-producing region having a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan). Penedès DOP includes all Penedès region and municipalities of four other comarques: Anoia, Alt Camp, Baix Llobregat and Tarragonès.
In 1870 he returned home a rich man and went into business with his brother, a wine grower. Together they founded the family company, in Vilafranca del Penedès, in 1870. One of Jaime Torres’ ideas was to build a 600,000-litre (130,000 imp gal; 160,000 US gal) wine vat, the largest in the world.
Catalan main sparkling wine producers agreed and adopted the name Cava after the Catalan word for cellar, where the wines were traditionally stored. [5] According to Spanish wine laws, Cava can be produced in six wine regions (such as Aranda de Duero, Navarra and Rioja) but 95% of Spanish Cava production takes place in the Penedès region.
The wine must be made via saignée method using garnacha, pinot noir, trepat or monastrell. Besides macabeu, parellada, and xarel·lo, cava may also contain chardonnay, pinot noir and subirat grapes. [2]: 144–145 The first cava to use chardonnay was produced in 1981. [1]
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