Spanish Wine

Spain is one of Europe's 3 big wine producing nations (along with Italy and France). It has an ancient history of winemaking with diverse and rich wine regions, each with its own unique characteristics and grape varieties.

Below is a list of the most famous Spanish wine regions:

Spanish DOC System

Vinos de Pago (VP): DOC Wines from individual vineyards or wine estates.

Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOC): Highest-quality in Spain. For regions with above-average quality and quality control. Only 2 DOCs in Spain: Rioja DOCa (1991) and Priorat DOCQ (2003).

Denominación de Origen (DO): Wine produced in a geographcal area with designated grapes, maximum yields, limits of alcoholic strength and other quality standards or limitations.

Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VC): Wine and grapes from a specific region.

Vinos de la Tierra: Land wine.

Vinos de Mesa: Table wine.

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Spanish DO Regions

Galicia: Rias Baxias DO (1), Ribeiro DO (2), Ribeira Sacra DO (3).

Castilla y Leon: Monterrei DO (4), Valdeorras DO (5), Bierzo DO (6), Tierra de León DO (7), Cigales DO (8), Arribes DO (9), Toro DO (10), Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO (11), Rueda DO (12), Ribera del Duero DO (13), Arlanza DO (14).

La Rioja: Rioja DOCa (15).

Euskadi (Basque): Txacoli de Álava DO (16), Txakoli de Bizkaia DO (17), Txakoli de Getaria (18).

Navarra: Navarra DO (19).

Aragon: Campo de Borja DO (20), Cariñena DO (21), Calatayud DO (22), Somontano DO (23).

Catalunya: Costers del Segre DO (24), Terra Alta DO (25), Tarragona DO (26), Montsant DO (27), Priorat DOCa (28), Conca de Barberà DO (29), Penedès DO (30), Pla de Bages DO (31), Alella DO (32), Empordà DO (33).

Mallorca: Binissalem DO (34), Pla i Llevant DO (35).

Valencia: Valencia DO (36), Utiel-Requena DO (37), Alicante DO (38), Yecla DO (39).

Murcia: Bullas DO (40), Jumilla DO (41).

Castilla La Mancha: Almansa DO (42), Manchuela DO (43), Ribera del Júcar DO (44), Uclés DO (45), Mondéjar DO (46), La Mancha DO (47), Valdepeñas DO (48), Méntrida DO (49), Vinos de Madrid DO (50).

Extremadura: Ribera del Guadiana DO (51).

Andalucia: Condado de Huelva DO (52), Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO (53), Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO (54), Manzanilla DO (54), Málaga DO (55), Sierras de Málaga DO (55), Montilla-Moriles DO (56).

Canarias: La Palma DO (58), El Hierro DO (59), La Gomera DO (60), Abona DO (61), Tacoronte-Acentejo DO (62), Valle de Güímar DO (63), Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO (64), Valle de La Orotava DO (65), Gran Canaria DO (66), Lanzarote DO (67).

Cava DO (Multiple regions)

Catalunya DO (the Catalunya region)

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Spanish Grape Plantings

Because of a large bulk production, Airén is the most planted Spanish grape.

The most famous white wine grapes are Verdejo and Albariño.

The most famous red wine grapes are Tempranillo and Garnacha.

Airén Tempranillo Garnacha Bobal Macabeo (Viura) Monastrell (Mourvèdre) Alicante Bouschet Pardina Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah

Source: OIV Note de conjoncture mondiale 2017

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Spanish Wine Grapes

Spain is home to over 400 grape varieties.

Below is a list of the major Spanish grapes.

Galicia

Cantabria

País Vasco

Navarra

Rioja

Castilla y León

Aragón

Cataluña

Madrid

Castilla-La Mancha

Valencia

Extremadura

Murcia

Andalucía

las Islas Baleares

de Canarias

Canarias

Coruña

Lugo

Pontevedra

Orense

León

Palencia

Vizcaya

Guipúzcoa

Burgos

Álava

Lérida

Soria

Gerona

Barcelona

Tarragona

Zaragoza

Guadalajara

Zamora

Valladolid

Salamanca

Segovia

Cáceres

Toledo

Ciudad Real

Badajoz

Albacete

Teruel

Cuenca

Castellón

Sevilla

Jaén

Córdoba

Granada

Alicante

Huelva

Cádiz

Málaga

Almería

Andalucía Oriental

Andalucía Occidental

Las Palmas

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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