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DOs of Galicia

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Monterrei
Rías Baixas
Ribeira Sacra
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
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Monterrei

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DO of Spain in Galicia for white & red

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Subzones of Monterrei

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Valle de Monterrei

Ladera de Monterrei

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Styles of Rías Baixas

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Albariño (100%)
Blanco/Blanco Barrica
Blanco w/subzone
Tinto
Espumoso
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Subzones of Rías Baixas

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Val do Salnés
Ribeiro do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea
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Primary White Grapes of Rías Baixas

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Albariño
Loureira
Treixadura
Caiño Blanco

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Secondary White Grapes of Rías Baixas

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Godello

Torrontés

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Subzones of Ribeira Sacra

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Amandi
Chantada
Ribeiras do Miño
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga-Bibei
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Valdeorras

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DO of Spain in Galicia for

White, rosé, red, varietal Godello & Mencía

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DOs of País Vasco

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Arabako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Getariako Txakolina

DOCa Rioja

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Rioja DOCa sub zones

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3 subzones in 3 regions:
Rioja Alta (La Rioja)
Rioja Baja (Navarra)
Rioja Alavesa (País Vasco)
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Principal grapes of Rioja

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Blanco: Viura
Tinto: Tempranillo

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Secondary white grapes of Rioja

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Malvasía
Garnacha Blanca
Chardonnay
SB
Verdejo
Tempranillo Blanco
Maturana Blanca
Turruntés
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Soils of Rioja

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Alta: chalky clay
Baja: ferrous clay, alluvial
Alavesa: chalky clay

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Crianza

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Aging term for Rioja
Blanco/Rosado: min. 2 yrs. with 6 mos. in oak
Tinto: min. 2 yrs. with 1 yr. in oak

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Reserva

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Aging term in Rioja
Blanco/Rosado: min. 2 yrs. with at least 6 mos. in oak
Tinto: min. 3 yrs. including at least 1 yr. in oak

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Gran Reserva

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Aging term in Rioja
Blanco/Rosado: min. 4 yrs. including min. 6 mos. in oak
Tinto: min. 5 yrs. with min. 2 in oak and min. 3 in bottle

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DOs of Castilla y León

west to east

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Bierzo
Arribes
Tierra de León
Tierra del Vino de Zamora
Toro
Rueda
Cigales
Ribera del Duero
Arlanza
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VCIGs of Castilla y León

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Valles de Benavente

Valtiendas

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Toro Blanco grapes

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Verdejo

Malvasia

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Rueda styles/grapes

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Blanco: min. 50% Verdejo
Varietal Verdejo & SB: min. 85% of stated
Rosado
Tinto
Espumoso (Verdejo-based)
Rueda Dorado (Vino de Licor)
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Ribera del Duero Tinto

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Min. 75% Tinta del País
Max. 5% Garnacha & Albillo
Also allowed: Malbec, Merlot, CS

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Aging Ribera del Duero Rosado Crianza

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min. 2 yrs. with 6 mos. in oak

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Cigales Rosado cepage/aging

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Min. 60% Tinta del País
Min. 20% white varieties
min. 2 yrs. with 6 mos. in oak

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Cigales Tinto cepage
Min. 85% Tinta del País & Garnacha Tinta
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Bierzo Rosado
Min. 50% Mencía, plus Garnacha Tintorera & Palomino
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Bierzo Tinto
Min. 70% Mencía
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Arlanza
DO in Castilla y León for whites from Albilla & Viura and Tempranillo-based reds
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DOs of Aragón
Calatayud Campo de Borja Cariñena Somontano
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White Grapes of Aragón
``` Macabeo Malvasia Chardonnay Moscatel Parellada ```
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Appellations of Navarra
Rioja DOCa Navarra DO 3 DO Pagos: Bodegas Otazu Prado di Irache Señorio de Arínzano
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Sub-zones of Navarra
``` Ribera Alta Ribera Baja Baja Montaña Tierra Estella Valdizarbe ```
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Coastal DOs of Catalonia
Empordá Alella Penedès Terragona
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Interior appellations of Catalonia
Priorato DOCa ``` Plà de Bagés DO Terra Alta DO Costers del Segre DO Conca de Barberá DO Monsant DO ```
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Sub-zones of Costers del Segre
``` Urgell Garriques Pallars Jussà Raimat Artesa de Segre Segrià Valls de Riucorb ```
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Cava DO Grapes
Blanco: Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, also Chardonnay & Malvasia Tinto: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (rosé only)
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Cava DO Aging
Cava: min. 9 mos. on lees Reserva: min. 15 mos. on lees Gran Reserva: min. 30 mos. on lees
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Cava Gran Reserva
Min. 30 mos. on lees | Styles: Brut, Extra Brut & Brut Nature only
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Cava DO sweetness levels
``` Brut Nature: 0-3 g/L Extra Brut: 0-6 g/L Brut: 0-12 g/L Extra Dry (Extra Seco): 12-17 g/L Dry (Seco): 17-32 g/L Semi-Dry (Semi-Seco): 32-50 g/L Sweet (Dulce): 50+ g/L ```
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Vi de la Vila
Designation in Priorato DOCa for 12 villages that can append | Estate-grown Vino de Pueblo
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Vino de Guarda
Aging term for Priorato DOCa indicating min. 12 mos in oak
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Recommended red grapes of Priorato
Garnacha Tinto Samsó (Mazuela) ``` Also allowed: Garnacha Peluda Cab. Sauv. Cab. Franc Tempranillo Pinot Noir Syrah Merlot Picapoll Negro ```
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Ull de Llebre
Red grape authorized in Montsant DO
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Llicorella
Soil in Priorat for best sites | Mix of black slate & quartzite
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5 original "Clos" of Priorat
``` Mogador Dofi Erasmus de l'Obac Martinet ```
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Priorat producers
Scala Dei Alvaro Palacios Clos Erasmus
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DOs of Balearic Islands
2 on Mallorca: Binissalem Mallorca Pla i Llevant
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The Levant
Eastern coastal region of Spain encompassing autonomías of Valencia & Murcia
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DOs of Valencia
Valencia Alicante Utiel-Requena Pago Los Balagueses
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DOs of Murcia
Jumilla Yecla Bullas
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DO Pago Aylés
Sole pago in Cariñena | One of 4 in north central Spain
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Rueda Dorado
Dry, fortified, oxidized wine of Rueda
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DOs of Madrid/styles
``` Vinos de Madrid Blanco Rosado Tinto Espumoso Sobremadre ```
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Sobremadre
Style of wine (blanco & tinto) produced by long maceration
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DO Pagos of Castilla-La Mancha
``` 8 Dominio de Valdepusa Finca Élez Guijoso Dehesa del Carrizal Campo de la Guardia Florentino Casa del Blanco Calzadilla ```
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DOs of Castilla-La Mancha
``` 8 DO Pagos, plus 8 La Mancha Méntrida Manchuela Almansa Ribera del Júcar Valdepeñas Mondéjar Uclés ```
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DOs of Andalucía
``` 6 Jerez/Xérès/Sherry Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda Málaga Sierras de Málaga Montilla-Moriles Condado du Huelva ```
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The Canary Islands
``` 6 La Palma* El Hierro La Gomera Tenerife* Gran Canaria Lanzarote ```
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Subzones of La Palma
3 Norte de la Palma Fuencaliente Hoyo de Mazo
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DOs on Tenerife
``` 5 Abona Tacoronte-Acentejo Ycoden-Daute-Isora Valle de Güímar Valle de la Orotave ```
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Mazuelo
AKA Carignan
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Palomino
AKA Listán
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Viura
AKA Macabéo
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Monastrell
AKA Mourvèdre
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Cencibel
AKA Tempranillo
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Principal soils of Jerez
Albarizas Barros Arenas
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Fondillón
overripe & unfortified solera wine produced from Monastrell in Alicante DO of Valencia
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Tarragona Clásico
Wine based on Garnacha
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Aging terms for Spanish wine labels
Noble Añejo Viejo
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Main varieties of Basque country
Ondarrabi Zuri | Ondarrabi Beltza
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White grapes of Monterrei
Dona Blanca Godello Treixadura
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Red grapes fo Monterrei
Mencía | Bastardo
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Secondary red grapes of Rioja
Garnacha Mazuelo Graciano Maturana Tinta
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Primary Red Grapes of Rías Baixas
Caiño Tinto Espadeiro Loureira Tinta Sousón
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Secondary Red Grapes of Rías Baixas
Mencía | Brancellao
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Toro Tinto grapes
min. 75% Tinta de Toro | plus Garnacha
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Aging Ribera del Duero Crianza (tinto)
min. 2 yrs. with 1 in oak
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Aging Ribera del Duero Reserva
3 yrs. with 1 in oak
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Aging Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva
min. 2 yrs. in oak + min. 3 yrs. in bottle
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Cigales styles
Blanco Nuevo Rosado Rosado Tinto
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DO Toro styles
Blanco | Tinto
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DO Rueda styles
Blanco Rosado Tinto
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Cigales Tinto Aging
min. 2 years, inc. min. 1 in wood
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Red Grapes of Aragón
Garnacha-based with Tempranillo and other indigenous and International varieties
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Subzones of DO Vinos de Madrid
3 Arganda Navalcarnero San Martín de Valdeiglesias
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Noble on Spanish Wine Label
18 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
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Añejo on Spanish Wine Label
24 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
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Viejo on Spanish Wine Label
36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character
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Villages of Priorat that can append followed by Vi de la Vila
``` 12 La Morera de Monsant Gratallops Bellmunt del Priorat Escaladei Porrera Poboleda La Vilella Baixa La Vilella Alta El Lloar Masos del Terme de Falset Solanes del Terme de El Molar Torroja del Priorat ```
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DO Pagos Navarra
3 Arinzano Prado de Irache Otazu
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DO Pagos Utiel-Requena (Valencia)
3 El Terrerazo Los Balagueses Chozas Carrascal
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Jumilla
DO of Murcia for predominantly reds and roses of Monastrell with many authorized varieties for blends (blanco, rosado, tinto), dulce, vino de licor
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Yecla
DO of Murcia for Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Vino Espumoso, Vino de Licor
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Bullas
DO of Murcia for Macabeo-based whites and Monastrell-based rosado/tinto, plus sparkling & sweet wines
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Main red grape of Murcia
Monastrell
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Vino Espumoso
traditional method 9 months of lees in Murcia: mostly Monastrell
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Vinos de Pago
estates granted their own DO status for surpassing the basic DO requirements theoretically also require a decade's worth of quality production and international critical praise (some sped through process)
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DOs of Extremadura
Ribera del Guadiana
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San Sadurni d'Anoia
birthplace of Cava in Alt-Penedes
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Major Cava producers
Codorniu | Freixenet
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White grapes of Monterrei
Dona Blanca Godello Treixadura
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Red grapes fo Monterrei
Mencía | Bastardo
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Secondary red grapes of Rioja
Garnacha Mazuelo Graciano Maturana Tinta
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Primary Red Grapes of Rías Baixas
Caiño Tinto Espadeiro Loureira Tinta Sousón
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Secondary Red Grapes of Rías Baixas
Mencía | Brancellao
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Toro Tinto grapes
min. 75% Tinta de Toro | plus Garnacha
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Aging Ribera del Duero Crianza (tinto)
min. 2 yrs. with 1 in oak
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Aging Ribera del Duero Reserva
3 yrs. with 1 in oak
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Aging Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva
min. 2 yrs. in oak + min. 3 yrs. in bottle
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Cigales styles
Blanco Nuevo Rosado Rosado Tinto
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DO Toro styles
Blanco | Tinto
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DO Rueda styles
Blanco Rosado Tinto
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Cigales Tinto Aging
min. 2 years, inc. min. 1 in wood
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Red Grapes of Aragón
Garnacha-based with Tempranillo and other indigenous and International varieties
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Subzones of DO Vinos de Madrid
3 Arganda Navalcarnero San Martín de Valdeiglesias
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Noble on Spanish Wine Label
18 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
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Añejo on Spanish Wine Label
24 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
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Viejo on Spanish Wine Label
36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character
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Villages of Priorat that can append followed by Vi de la Vila
``` 12 La Morera de Monsant Gratallops Bellmunt del Priorat Escaladei Porrera Poboleda La Vilella Baixa La Vilella Alta El Lloar Masos del Terme de Falset Solanes del Terme de El Molar Torroja del Priorat ```
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DO Pagos Navarra
3 Arinzano Prado de Irache Otazu
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DO Pagos Utiel-Requena (Valencia)
3 El Terrerazo Los Balagueses Chozas Carrascal
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Jumilla
DO of Murcia for predominantly reds and roses of Monastrell with many authorized varieties for blends (blanco, rosado, tinto), dulce, vino de licor
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Yecla
DO of Murcia for Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Vino Espumoso, Vino de Licor
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Bullas
DO of Murcia for Macabeo-based whites and Monastrell-based rosado/tinto, plus sparkling & sweet wines
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Main red grape of Murcia
Monastrell
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Vino Espumoso
traditional method 9 months of lees in Murcia: mostly Monastrell
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Vinos de Pago
estates granted their own DO status for surpassing the basic DO requirements theoretically also require a decade's worth of quality production and international critical praise (some sped through process)
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DOs of Extremadura
Ribera del Guadiana
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San Sadurni d'Anoia
birthplace of Cava in Alt-Penedes
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Major Cava producers (best wine)
``` Codorniu (Brut Rose) Freixenet (Brut Rose) Segura Viudas (Reserva Heredad & Aria) ```
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Excellent Rioja vintages of the 2000s
2001 2004 2010
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Excellent Rioja vintages of the 1990s
1994 | 1995
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Excellent Rioja vintages of the 1980s
1982
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Excellent Rioja vintages of the 1970s
no outliers
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Really bad Rioja vintages
2002 1977 1972 1971
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Excellent Priorat vintages of the 2000s
2001 2004 2005
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Excellent Priorat vintages of the 1990s
1993 | 1995
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Excellent Priorat vintages of the 1980s
no outliers | average decade overall
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Excellent Priorat vintages of the 1970s
1976 | 1977
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Really bad Priorat vintages
1971 | 1987

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