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GENERAL INFO >
SPAIN WINE REGION |
Located on
the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 2.9 million acres
(over 1.17 million hectares) planted--making it the most
widely planted wine producing nation but it is only the
third largest producer of wine in the world, the largest
being Italy and France. The country has an abundance of
native grape varieties, with over 600 varieties planted
throughout Spain though 80 percent of the country's wine
production is from only 20 grapes--including
Tempranillo, Albarino, Garnacha, Palomino, Airen,
Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel·lo, Cariñena and Monastrell.
Spanish wine laws created the Denominación de Origen
(DO) system in 1932 and were later revised in 1970. As
of 2007, there was 67 DOs across Spain. |
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BODEGA CASTILLO PERELADA. Peralada, Girona, Spain. |
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Bodega Castillo Perelada
It was in Peralada that Don Miguel discovered and fell in
love with the world of wine. Discovering the old wine cellar
underneath the cloisters, where wine had been made since the
fourteenth century, he decided to start to make wine.
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BODEGA PUELLES. Ábalos, Rioja, Spain. |
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Bodega Puelles
The Puelles family has been established in Ábalos for
centuries and continues to be linked to production of wine.
The present generation has transformed the estate and
recently they built an exclusive wine hotel.
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HACIENDA ZORITA. Salamanca, Spain. |
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Hacienda Zorita
In the Durius Wine Cellar, whose vaulted ceiling in the
shape of an upturned ship was built as a tribute to
Christopher Columbus, the Hacienda Zorita Crianza wine
matures in 1,450 barrels of American oak.
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