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Spanish wine DO map3/9/2024 ![]() Land for vineyards was in high demand, and vineyards spread across the territory, into the hills and forests that could only produce low yields, but nevertheless were profitable. This trade liberalisation allowed Catalan ports to dramatically increase exports, especially wine spirits. This was helped along in the late 18th century by King Charles III’s opening up of the markets in the Americas that had previously been controlled by the southern port of Cadiz. This began the new phenomenon of intensive cultivation geared towards commercial production and exportation of wines and spirits from Catalonia. This ancient start shows that winemaking, and wine culture, was introduced by the Phoenicians.Īs in other wine regions of Spain, the wine trade grew substantially in the medieval period, with the monasteries among the important wine growers – great examples are Cistercian monasteries of Poblet and Santa Creus, and the Priorat – the “Priory” in English – wine region, centred on the Carthusian monastery of Cartoixa d’Escaladei.Ī second growth spurt took place at the end of the 17th century when a large increase of vineyards fed a burgeoning industry for making and exporting of wine and spirits (distillates) to Britain and northern Europe. The roots go back even further, with pre-Roman archaeology sites in the Penedès region near Barcelona with evidence for wine dating back 2,700 years. Viticulture in Catalonia has deep roots, with its wines celebrated in Roman times and exported around the Roman Empire. The Catalan region is highly diverse in terms of topography and climates, allowing the Catalan wine region to excel in growing both world class red grapes for red wines, and white grapes used mainly to produce Cava, the sparking wine of Spain produced with the traditional Champagne method. This article covers the main quality wine regions that use the DOP appellation, while another of our articles covers the wine production for all of the Spanish appellations. The first time a grape variety is mentioned here, there is a link to our Guide to the wine grape varieties in Spain. The wine regions of Spain grow a bewildering array of both native and foreign grape varieties, and the various DOPs have their own particular varieties that they are authorised to use. In the Part 1 of our guide to the wine regions of Spain, the map shows the 12 wine regions. The map below shows the locations of the 12 wine regions, as they are divided into the 88 wine appellations called DOPs in Spain. The main Denominaciones de Origen are the following (cf.Our guide to the wine regions of Spain began in Part 1 covering the wine regions of Alto Ebro including La Rioja, the Andalusian wine region, the Aragonese wine region, the Balearics wine region, the Canarian wine region, and the Cantabrian wine region. DO de Pago stands for "Denominación de Pago" for single estates with an international reputation based on estate wines. ![]() DO stands for "Denominaciones de Origen" ("Denominació d'Origen" in Catalan).DOCa stands for "Denominación de Origen Calificada" (DOQ in Catalan for "Denominació d'Origen Qualificada").The vineyards of Spain spread accross 967 000 hectares with an appellation system described below. According to OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), Spain was the thrid biggest wine producer in the world in 2017 after Italy and France.
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