Spain is the:
…#1 country in area of vine cultivation in the EU and the world (accounting for 30% of all EU area)
…#2 exporter world-wide (17% of total market) – 60% white varietals (primarily Cava) & 40% red varietals
…#3 largest wine producer in the world (behind France and Italy)
Wine production in Spain (largest regions):
Castilla-La Mancha (47%)
Cataluña (10%)
Extremadura (8%)
Rioja (7%)
Valencia (6.5%)
Most common Spanish varietals (over 600 native varietals; Top 20 = 80% of all production):
White
Airén (used as a base for Brandy)
Pardina
Macabeo (used in Cava production)
Palomino (used in Sherry production)
Red
Tempranillo (aka Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro, Tinto del Pais, Cencibel, Ull de Llebre, Tinto de Madrid)
Bobal
Garnacha Tinta (aka Grenache)
Monastrell (aka Mourvédre)
Spanish Wine Terminology:
Bodega – “Winery”
Blanco – “White”
Rosado – “Rosé”
Tinto – “Red”
Designations of Age (Minimums):
| Designation | Time in Cask (Barrel) | Time Before Release | ||
| Red | White | Red | White | |
| Joven | None | N/A | 1st yr following | N/A |
| Crianza | 6 months | 6 months | 24 months | 12 months |
| Reserva | 12 months | 6 months | 36 months | 24 months |
| Gran Reserva | 18 months | 6 months | 60 months | 48 months |
Spanish Wine Quality Categories:
Table Wines:
Vino de Mesa
Vino de la Tierra
Quality Wines:
D.O. (Denomination of Origin) – currently 68
D.O.Ca (Qualified Denomination of Origin) – currently 2 (Rioja & Priorat)
D.O. de Pago (Single vineyard, highest standards, strict geographical criteria) – currently 10
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