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DO’s of Catalonia

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Emporda-Costa Brava, Pla de Bages, Alella, Penedes, Tarragona, Montsant, Priorat, Terra Alta, Conca del Barbera, Costers del Segre

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DO’s of Aragon

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Somontano, Carinena, Calatayud, Campo de Borja

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DOs of Navarra

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Navarra

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DOs of La Rioja

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La RIoja

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DOs of Pais Vasco

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Bizkaiko Txakolina, Arabako Txakolina, Getariako Txakolina

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DOs of Castilla Y Leon

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Bierzo, Tierra de Leon, Cigales, Arlanza, Ribera del Duero, Rueda, Toro, Tierra del Vino de Zamora, Arribes

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DOs of Galicia

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Rias Biaxas. Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Monterrei

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DOs of Extramadura

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Ribera del Guadiana

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DOs of Madrid

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Vinos de Madrid

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DOs of Castilla-La Mancha

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Mentrida, Mondejar, Ucles, La Mancha, Valdepenas, Ribera del Jucar, Manchuela, Almansa

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DOs of Andalucia

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Condado de Huelva, Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda, Montilla-Moriles, Malaga, Sierras de Malaga

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DOs of Murcia

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Yecla, Jumilla, Bullas

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DOs of Valencia

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Valencia, Utiel-Requena, Alicante

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DOs of the Belearic Islands

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Pla I Levant, Binissalem

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DOs of the Canary Islands

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La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote. Tenerife Islnd: Tacoronte-Acentejo, Valle de la Orotava, Valle de Guimar, Ycoden-Duate-Isora, Abona

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Spain “Crianza” aging requirements

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DO/DOCa only. Red: 2 years including 6 mnths in barrel (max 330L). White/Rose: 18 mnths including 6 mnths in barrel

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Spain “Reserva” aging requirements

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DO/DOCa only Red: 3 years including 1 yr in barrel (max 330L). White/Rose: 2 yrs including 6 mths in barrel

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Spain “Gran Reserva” aging requirements

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DO/DOCa only. Red: 5 years including 18 mnths in barrel (max 330L). White/Rose: 4 years including 6 mnths in barrel

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Spain “Noble” againg requirements

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Red/White/Rose any DOP: min 18 mnths in cask (max 600L)

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Spain “Anejo” aging requirements

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Red/White/Rose any DOP: 2 years in cask (max 600L)

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Spain “Viejo” aging requirements

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Red/White/Rose any DOP: 3 years in cask (max 600L), must show oxidative character

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Rioja “Crianza” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 2 years including 1 year in barrel (xtra 6 mnths in barrel, barrel ~ 225L). White/Rose: 2 years including 6 mnths in barrel (extra 6 mnths total aging)

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Rioja “Reserva” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 3 years aging including 1 year in bottle and 6 mnths in bottle (xtra 6 mnths in bottle, barrel ~ 225L). White/Rose: 2 years including 6 mnths in barrel (remainder can not be aged in SS)

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Rioja “Gran Reserva” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 5 years including 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle (xtra 6 mnths in barrel and 2 yrs in btl, barrel ~ 225L). White/Rose: 4 years including 6 mnths in barrel (remainder can not be aged in SS)

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Ribera del Duero “Crianza” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 2 years aging including 1 year in barrel (xtra 6 mnths in barrel, barrel ~ 225 L). Rose: 18 mnths including 6 mnths in barrel (same)

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Ribera del Duero “Reserva” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 3 years aging including 1 year in barrel (barrel ~ 225L). Rose: not allowed

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Ribera del Duero “Gran Reserva” aging requirements. What is stricter than general

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Red: 5 years including 2 years in barrel and 3 years in bottle (xtra 6 mnths in barrel, xtra 3 yrs in bottle, barrel ~ 225L)

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VCIG

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Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG), once considered a steppingstone to DO in Spain, is considered DOP in the new European appellation system

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VdlT

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Vino de la Tierra. IGP wines in Spain

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Rioja location, geography, subregions, major cities

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In North Central Spain, mostly in the La Rioja province, also Alava in the Basque Country and Navarra. In a Rain shadow from the Cantabrian Mtns (NW) and the Pyrenees (NE). Follows the Ebro R. although named for it’s tributary the Oja R. Subregions: Rioja Alta (entirely in La Rioja), Rioja Alavesa (entirely in Pais Vasco), Rioja Oriental/formerly Baja (mostly in La Rioja, North of the Ebro in Navarra). Major cities: Haro, Logrono

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Spain 1st DOCa

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Rioja in 1991

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Rioja Red Grapes

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Authorized: Temp + Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta. min 85%, 95% if destemmed. “experimental grapes” like CS can make up the remainder

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Rioja White Grapes

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100% Authorized: Viura, Chard, SB, Verdelho (only grapes allowed at > 50%) + Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanca, Maturana Blanca, Turruntés

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Rioja Rosado Grapes

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min. 25% combined Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Garnacha Tinta, Maturana Tinta and Graciano

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Rioja Soils and climate and resulting wine styles

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Rioja Alta: Warm, calcareous clay. Age worthy Temp, Mazuelo, Graciano. Acidity and structure to blends. Rioja Alavesa: slightly cooler, similar soils to Alta, calcareous clay. Vino Joven, CarbMac Temp. Freshness to blends. Rioja Oriental: Hottest, Alluvial soils and ferrous clay. Garnacha. Extract and abv to blends

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Viñedos Singulares

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Spain “single vineyard” new legislation as of 2018. To be a single vineyard, the vineyard’s soil must be assessed, the vines must be at least 35 years old, the estate must have proof that it has been working with the vineyard for at least 10 years, and the wine must pass a tasting panel. The grapes must also be hand-harvested at a yield of at least 20 hectoliters per hectare less than what is typically required of regional wines.

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Vino Espumoso de Calidad

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New category as of 2018 for traditional method sparkling wine in Rioja. minimum of 15 months lees aging, whereas Reserve and Gran Reserve require 24 and 36 months, respectively.

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Rioja Alta Producers

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Haro: Lopes de Heredia, La Rioja Alta, Muga, CVNE, Roda. Logrono: Marques de Murrieta. San Vincente: Hermanos de Pecina, Sierra Cantabria. Also: Finca Allende, Marques de Caceras

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Rioja Alavesa Producers

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Remelluri, Remirez de Ganuza, Faustino, Marques de Riscal, Luis Canas, Ysios, Martinez Bujanda

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Which Spainards introduced barrique aging and estate bottling to Rioja

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Marques de Murrieta and Marques de Riscal returned from Bordeaux during it’s Phylloxera epidemic in the 1850’s and 60’s

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Spains firsts in appellations

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Carinena, Jerez, Rioja, Malaga, + established Consejo Reguladores in the 1930’s. The legal DO’s were finally approved in 1970. Rioja became the first DOCa in 1991

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Navarra DO

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In the Navarra Autonomia. 5 subregions: Tierra Estella, Valdizarbe, Baja Montagna, Ribera Alta, and Ribera Baja.. Mostly red: Temp, Garn, CS. Rosados are historically famous, Garnacha preferred. Also white: Chard

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Navarra DO Pagos

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  1. Arinzano (Tierra Estella), Prado de Irache (Tierra Estella), Otazu (Valdizarbe)
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Campo de Borja

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Aragon DO in Spain. Hot. Red, white, rosado: Garn (2/3 of acreage), Temp, Viura

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Carinena

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Aragon DO in Spain. One of the 1st delimited zones in Spain, 1932, and ancestral home of Carignan/Mazuelo. Garnacha dominates vineyards today. Red, white, Rosado

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Calatayud

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Aragon DO in Spain. Red, white, rosado. Garnacha dominates

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Somontano

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Aragon DO in Spain in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Catalonia.

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Subzones of Rias Biaxas and their grapes

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Ribeira do Ulla & Salnes: min 70% Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiña Blanca. Soutomaior: same as DO. O Rosal: min 70% Albarino & Loureira. Condado do Tea: min 70% Albarino & Treixadura

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Rias Biaxas

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DO in Galicia. Whites: Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiña Blanca + Torrentes, Godello. varietal Albarino: 100%. Blanco Barrica: min. 3 months in wood (max. 600 liter capacity) Red: Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón + Mencia, Brancellao

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Ribeiro

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DO in Galicia, along the Miño River east of Rias Baixas. One of Spain’s oldest regions w/ exports to England dating from the 1600’s. White (most common): Treixadura preffered + Albarino, Loureira, Torrontes, Godello, +. Red: Caino Tinto preffered. Vino Tostado: dried grape vine, red or white

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Ribeira Sacra

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DO in Galicia at the confluence of the Mino and Sil Rivers. “Sacred Bank.” Steeply Terraced with stone built by the Romans. White: Godello and Treixadura preffered. Red: Mencia preffered

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Valdeorras

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DO in Galicia at the order w/ Castilla Y Leon. Godello it’s best wine, also Mencia

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Bierzo

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DO in Castilla Y Leon, more in common w/ Glacian neighbors. Mencia most important, min 70% in reds, min 50% in roses. White: palomino dominates vineyards, Godello, Dona Branca preffered

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Bierzo Producers

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Decendientes de Jose Palacios (Alvaro and nephew Ricardo from Priorat), Raul Perez, Dominio de Tares and Pittacum

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Curullon

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Decendientes de Jose Palacios wine, old-vine Mencía-based wines sourced from mountainside schist soils, put Bierzo on the map

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Tierra de Leon

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Castilla Y Leon DO, upgraded from VdlT in 2007. Red: Mencia, Preito Picudo preffered. White, Rosado

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Ribera del Duero

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Castilla Y Leon DO along the Duero R. Major towns: Penanel, Aranda de Duero. Red and Rosado: Temp dominates + Garn, CS, Merl. NO WHITE ALLOWED. Didn’t receive DO status until 1982, when Presquera joined Vega Sicilia in cult wine status and many other producers soon followed

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Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero

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Tinto Fino, Tinto del Pais

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Ribera del Duero producers

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Vega Sicilia (regions flagship producer, founder planted 1st Bordeaux varietals here), Pesquera, Dominio de Pingus, AALTO, Valduero, Condado de Haza

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Unico

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Vega Sicilia benchmark wine. Temp, CS, Merlot aged often a decade or more in American and French Oak. Fetches steep prices after it’s success at the Barcelona World’s Fair in 1929, even though released as Vino de Mesa before Ribera del Duero became a DO in 1982

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Rioja Alta soil

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Northern areas are characterized by yellow calcareous clay (arcillo-calcareo), whereas the lower slopes south of the Ebro River contain reddish, iron-rich clay soils (arcillo-ferroso)

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Rioja Alavesa Soil

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This subzone has the highest concentration of calcareous clay soils, the dominant soil type between the Cantabrian Mountains and the north bank of the Ebro River.

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Rioja Baja Soil

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It has some iron-rich clay, but most of the lower, flatter areas are characterized by alluvial, silty soils.

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Rueda

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Castilla Y Leon DO, along the Duero River west of Ribera del Duero. Verdelho most important grape. Blanco: min 50% Verdelho, varietal Verdelho and SB; min 85%. Tinto: Temp preffered. Also Rosado and Verdelho based traditional method espumoso

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Term for Spanish sparkling wine

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Toro

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Castilla Y Leon DO. Reds (most known for): min 75% Temp, often made 100%. White: Verdelho, Malvasia. Rose: either 100% Garn or Saignee Temp/ Garn blends

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Tempranillo in Toro

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Tinta do Toro

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Toro producers

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Numanthia, Farina, Pintia (Vega Sicilia), Campo Elisio

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Tierra del vino de Zamora

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Castilla Y Leon DO west of Toro and Rueda. Red: min 70% Temp, White: Verdelho, Malvasia, Moscatel preffered, Rosado, Clarete (a lighter rose)

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Rueda producers

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Marques de Riscal (responsible for reviving the easily oxidative Verdelho into freshness w/ climate control and reductive winemaking

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Zamora producers

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Dehesa La Granja (Pesquera)

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Arribes

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Castilla Y Leon DO along the Portuguese border. Red/Rosado: Juan García, Rufete, Tempranillo recommended. White: Malvasia recommended

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Cigales

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Castilla Y Leon DO. Known for Rosado and Nuevo Rosado. Red/Rosado: Temp, Garn recommended. White: Verdelho recommended.

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Arlanza

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Castilla Y Leon DO north of Ribera del Duero. Newer, est 2007. Red, White, Rosado: Temp and Viura preffered red and white

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Priorat

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Catalonia DOQ/DOCa, elevated in 2000/2009. Almost entrirely surrounded by the Montsant DO. Warm, Mediterranean. Protected in the NW by the Sierra de Montsant. Red (most common): Carignan (most planted), Garn recommended. White, Rosado

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Priorat soils

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Rock strewn Schist soils. Best vineyards on Licorella: black slate and quartzite. Vines dig deep in the dry region for water. Resulting yields are incredibly low

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Clos wines of Priorat

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Rene Barbier arrived in Gratallops and planted a mix of Local and French grapes. in 1989, convinced 4 winemakers to join him at the site, producing a single wine under 5 labels, released as Vino de Mesa. Clos Magador (Barbier), Clos Dofi (Palacios), Clos Erasmus, de L’Obac, Clos Martinet. Brought attention to Priorat as an emerging region for high quality. Project split after the 1991 vintage

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Vi de Vila

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Priorat village category, est in 2009 for Estate bottlings from one of 12 villages including Gratallops

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Montsant

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Catalonia DO, former subregion of Tarragona, elevated in 2002, almost completely surrounds the Priorat DOCa. Red, White, Rosado. Carignan, Garnacha

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Carignan akas in Spain

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Carinena (Aragon), Samso (Catalonia), Mazuelo (Rioja)

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Tarragona

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Catalonia DO west of Penedes, surrounding the Montsant (former subregion) and Priorat DOPs. Historical producers of Mistella and Rancio wines, still produces in small quantities. Communion wines are the largest market and many vinayards have been replanted w/ white grapes for Cava production

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Priorat Producers

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Rene Barbier (Clos Mogador), Alvaro Palacios (L’Ermita), Clos I Terrasses-Daphne Glorian (Clos Erasmus), Costers del Siurana (Clos de L’Obac), Mas Martinet (Clos Martinet), Mas Doix, Vall Lach, Sangenis I Vaques, Ferrer Bobet, Sacra Dei

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Terra Alta

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Catalonia DO SW of Tarragona DO

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Conca de Barbera

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Catalonia DO N of Northern Tarragona

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Costers del Segre

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Catalonia DO, spans several noncontiguous subzones, inland

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Tempranillo in Catalonia

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Ull de Llebre

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Alella

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Catalonia DO, NE of Penedes on the coast. Mostly planted to Xarel-lo (Pansa-Blanca) for DO still white or Cava production. Also red and rosado

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Emporda

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Catalonia DO, NE corner of Spain along the French border, across the Pyrenees from Banyuls in the Roussillon. Known for Carinena Rosado. Also white and red: Garnacha

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Pla de Bages

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Catalonia DO, north of Penedes, inland. Red, white, rose, mix of local and international grapes

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Catalunya DO

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Catalonia DO covers the entire autonomia, areas not within another DO allowing blending from a range of grapes

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Pla Y Llevant

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Balearic Islands DO on Mallorca. Red, white, rosado from a range of local and international grapes

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Binassalem

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Balearic Islands DO on Mallorca. Red, white, rosado from a range of local and international grapes

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Birthplace of Cava, place, inventor, year

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San Sadurni d’Anoia in the Alt Penedes, invented by Jose Raventos of Codorniu, 1872

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Subregions of Penedes

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Unofficial: Alt-Penedes, Medio-Penedes, Baix-Penedes

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Alt-Penedes

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Unofficial subregion of Penedes, one of Europes highest altitude wine regions. Parellada does especially well, used for Cava production

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Medio-Penedes

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Unofficial subregion of Penedes, middle region. Ull de Llebre does well here

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Baix-Penedes

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Unofficial subregion of Penedes. lower, closer to the coast. Garnacha and Monastrell do well here, for Red and Rosado production

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Penedes

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Catalonia DO. 95% of Cava grapes are produced here, Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Chard dominate plantings. Also high abv red and Rosado from Temp, Garn, Monastrell. Historical Fortified Sweet white from Malvasia de Stigis has been revived by a few producers

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Malvasia de Stigis

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Historical white variety planted in Baix-Penedes, makes sweet fortified wines. Recently revived by Vega de Ribes and the charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista

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Cava grapes

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Recommended: Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel-lo, Authorized: Chard, Malvasia, PN, Monastrell, Garnacha, Trepat (rose only)

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Cava aging requirements

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Cava: 9 months on the lees. Reserva: 15 mnths on the lees. Gran Reserva: 30 mnths on the less (Brut or drier only). Cava Paratge (Paraje): 36 mnths on the lees

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Cava sweetness levels

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Same as Champagne, who adopted the Sanish model. Brut Nature: 0-3 g/l
Extra Brut: 0-6 g/l
Brut: 0-12 g/l
Extra Dry (Extra Sec): 12-17 g/l
Dry (Sec): 17-32 g/l
Semi-Dry (Semi-Sec): 32-50 g/l
Sweet (Dolç): 50+ g/l
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Cava producers

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Codorniu, Freixenet, Avinyo, Mascaro

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Valencia

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may refer to the Spanish autonomia, it’s capital or the name of the DO w/in. DO: focus on white wines produced from the local Merseguera grape and other varieties. Red, Rosado

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The Levant region

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Valencia and Murcia in SE Spain

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Alicante

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Valencia DO. Known for dessert wines, especially Fondillon. Also allows red, white, and rosado dry wines

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Fondillon

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A specialty of the Alicante DO in Valencia. a solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe (NOT fortified) Monastrell aged for a minimum of ten years in wood

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Doble Pasta

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Wines fermented and macerated with double the amount of solids, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Often used to strengthen weaker blends A traditional style used in the Valencia DOs Alicante and Utiel Requena

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Utiel Requena

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Valencia DO. Bobal the most important grape. Red, white, Rosado. Doble pasta wine style is traditional her

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Jumilla

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Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha DO. sandy soils survived phylloxera until the 1980’s, then decimating vines. Replanted w/ Monastrell instead of lower quality bulk wine with great success. 80% of acreage today. white wines don’t fair as well in the dessert like climate

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Yecla

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Murcia DO. Red, white, rosado. Monastrell recommended

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Bullas

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Murcia DO. Red, white, rosado. Monastrell and Macabeo recommended

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La Mancha

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Castilla-La Mancha DO. Europe’s single largest demarcated appellation. Inland, hot, dry, free of funus and mold. Top grapes are Cencibel (Temp) and Airen

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What is Europe’s single largest demarcated appellation

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La Mancha DO

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Tempranillo in Castilla-La Mancha

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Airen

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The main grape of the La Mancha DO and only planted in southern Spain. Recently overtaken by Chard as the white grape with the most vineyard acreage in the world, due to the vast tracks of low density plantings in La Mancha, much of it destined for distillation

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Mentrida

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Castilla-La Mancha DO, SW of Madrid, former subregion of La Mancha DO. Red, White, and Rosado from local and international varieties. Home of one of the first Vino de Pago: Marques de Grignon’s Dominio de Valdepusa

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Domino de Valdepusa

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Marques de Grignon’s DO Pago. Est. in 1973 w/in the Mentrida DO of Castilla-La Mancha, planted w/ international varieties CS, PV, Syrah, Merl and adopted illegal drip irrigation in order to produce these modern, concentrated wines. Released as Vino de Mesa until granted the first DO Pago status in 2003. Consulted by Michel Rolland and Emile Peynaud

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Finca Elez

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DO Pago in the La Mancha DO, 2nd estate to be granted DO Pago status in 2003. Filmaker Manuel Manzaneque

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DO Pago of Castilla-La Mancha

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Dominio de Valdepusa, Finca Elez, Guijoso, Dehesa de Carrizal, Campo de la Guardia, Florentino, Casa del Blanco, Calzadilla, Vallegarcia (brand new in 2019)

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DO Pago of Aragon

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Ayles, in Carinena

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DO Pago of Valencia

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El Terrerazo, Los Balagueses, both in Utiel-Requena

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Which Autonomia have DO Pagos

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Castilla-La Mancha (8+1 new), Navarra (3), Valencia (2), Aragon (1)

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Almansa

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Castilla-La Mancha DO, SE corner north of Jumilla, former subregion of the La Mancha DO. Red, White, and Rosado. Reds from Garnacha and the Teinturier grape Tintorera

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Manchuela

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Castilla-La Mancha DO, east of La Manca, north of Almansa neighboring Valencia. Red, white, rosado. Bobal most important grape

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Spanish DOs where Bobal is the most important grape

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Manchuela in Castilla-La Mancha and Utiel-Requena in Valencia

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Ribera del Jucar

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Castilla-La Mancha DO, former subzone of La Mancha, between La Mancha and Manchuela

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Valdepenas

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Castilla-La Mancha DO. “Valley of the Rocks” Mostly surrounded by La Mancha but a much older wine region, est in 1932. Airen most planted, Cencibel for quality wines, Reserva and Grand Reserva can be excellent

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Ucles

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Castilla-La Mancha DO between La Mancha and Mondejar. White, Red, Rosado and sweet wines. Reds from Cencibel, Garnacha, CS, Merl, Syrah. DO has strict rules for vine age and yields for red wines

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Mondejar

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Castilla-La Mancha DO north of Ucles and La Mancha. Red, White, Rosado. Cencibel, CS, Macabeo, Malvar most important

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Vinos de Madrid

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Madrid DO, two non-contiguous regions SE and SW of the Capital, most wines consumed in the city. Red, white, rosado. Airén, Malvar, Tinto Fino (Temp), and Negra de Madrid (Garnacha) most planted.

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Ribera del Guadiana

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Sole DO of Extramadura. Large w/ 6 subregion. Some value wines, much goes to distillation. Home of Jamon serrano and jamon iberico

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Bodegas Inviosa

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Most notable producer in Ribera del Guadiana, the only producer of Cava in SW Spain

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Autonomias with Cava production

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Catalonia, La Rioja, Basque Country, Navarra, Aragon, Valencia, Extramadura

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Montilla-Moriles

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Anadalucia DO, NE of Jerez, north of Malaga, inland. PX is the main grape, Jerez has special dispensation to source the grape for Sherry production. Fino, oloroso, and amontillado styles. Fino wines usually unfortified b/c PX can naturally produce wines of 15.5% abv w/ out fortification

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Malaga

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Andalucia DO, east of Jerez, south of Montilla-Moriles, coastal. Specializes in sweet and fortified wines, once prosperous, but suffers from low interest today. Moscatel and PX, traditionally sunned for 20 days prior to fermentation. Sweet wines are naturally sweet from soleo or late harvest. Fortified wines may retain sweetness or may be adjusted w/ arrope after fementation, traditionally Solera aged in American oak, released under five categories

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Malaga vino de licor categories

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Fortified wines only:
Málaga Pálido: less than 6 months aging (also 100% recommended varietals)
Málaga: min. 6 to 24 months in oak
Málaga Noble: 24 to 36 months in oak
Málaga Añejo: 36 to 60 months in oak
Málaga Trasañejo: min. 60 months in oak

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Sierras de Malaga

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Adnalucia DO. Table wines from the same delimited region as Malaga

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Canary Islands location, climate

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700 miles from the Iberian Peninsula. Archipelago of Volcanic origin. Sub tropical Climate. Phyloxxera has never reached the Islands. Century old vines are common place.

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Canary Islands Grapes

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Red: Listan Negro, Negramoll (Tinta Negra), Malvasia Rosado, Listan Prieto (Mission/Pais/Criolla). White: Malvasía, Gual, Forastera Blanca, Moscatel, and Listán Blanco (Palomino). Fortified wines traditionally. Fresh vin joven style more popular today

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La Palma

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Canary Islands DO, covers entire Island

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El Hierro

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Canary Islands DO, covers entire Island

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La Gomera

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Canary Islands DO, covers entire Island

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Gran Canaria

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Canary Islands DO, covers entire Island

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Lanzarote

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Canary Islands DO, covers entire Island

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Tacorante-Acentejo

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Canary Islands DO, on Tenerife Island

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Valle de Orotava

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Canary Islands DO, on Tenerife Island

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Ycoden-Daute-Isora

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Canary Islands DO, on Tenerife Island

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Abona

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Canary Islands DO, on Tenerife Island

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Valle de Guimar

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Canary Islands DO, on Tenerife Island

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