Spain has a long tradition of winemaking and is one of Europe's largest producers of wine. Freshness and fruit flavors characterize the best Spanish wines rather than oak influences. Rioja and Priorat are the most famous wine regions, known for their red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes. Spanish wines also include sparkling cavas from Catalonia, fortified wines similar to Port from Tarragona and Jerez, and everyday table wines across many regions including La Mancha. Classification systems designate wines by region and quality level.

1. WINES OF SPAIN
• A proud wine making tradition & producer’s
commitment to quality are placing Spain in fore front
of Europe’s great wine nation.
• Freshness & fruit are by word for best wine rather
than old fashioned wood flavour.
• It has been seen out of every 7 bottles of wine drunk
in England one is Spanish wine.
• Spain produces something like 2,250 million liters of
wine every year & around 180 million liters are
exported.

2. Cont..
• The great virtue of these wines is because of their relative
cheapness.
• They are not very great wines but are not really
disappointing
• Having a reputation of 2nd grade wines.
• Spain is more famous for its fortified wines than its table
wine.
• It also produces sparkling wines, which are known as cava.
• The grapes yield is much more in Spain than in Italy or
France
• Climatically it has a very hot summer & a cool winter. The
temp goes up to 48 c

3. Map

4. Classification
• DOCa- DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN CALIFICADA-
Equal to AOC of France. Rioja was the first region to be
declared DOCa in 1991.
• VINA DE LA TIERRA- Wine that come from any series of
large but geographically specific zone.
• VINO COMARCAL- Broader regional designation.
• VINO DE MESA- Ordinary table wine

5. Regions
• Rioja- It takes its name from river Rioja. This river joins
the river Ebra. The main city is Hara.
• The well known of all Spanish table wines are produced
from here. The wines of this region having oily texture,
strawberry flavoured derived from ageing.
• Rioja produces red, white & rose wines, out of which red
is the best & standard bearer. Red is natured for some
time in wooden casks & resembles the Rhone wines to
certain extent. It is divided into three parts:
• Rioja Alta- it produces more fine wines.
• Rioja Baja- it produces more alcoholic wines.
• Rioja Alavesa- it produces more acidic wines.

6. Cont..
Red Grapes
• Tampranilla
• Garanacha- Add spicy
ness to wine
• Mazuela
White Grapes
• Malvasia
• Viura
Wine
• Marques de Murrieta
• Marques de Caceres
• La Rioja Alta SA

7. Cont..
• La Mancha- It produces Val de Panas wines,
which are very ordinary. In Portugal they are
known as Estremadura wines. Both red &
white are produced, but the red is better than
the white. The red is more sturdy & fruity.
• Malaga- It produces fortified wine

8. Cont..
• Catalonia- Panades is the center for sparkling wine
(Cava) production. In panadas a very famous brandy
is produced known as Mascaro. There is a wine
museum in catalonia at Villifranca del Panades.
– Brands names of cava – Cava Hills, Parket, Raimet,
Jean Perico,Codornin
• Tarragona- Produces both red & white fortified wines
in the same line as port. They were once a upon a
time being described as poor mans port.

9. Cont..
• Valencia- Among the valencian wines Beni Carlos is
considered the best and robust wine.
• Cordoba- the province of Cordoba is synonymous
with the wines of Mantilla Morilies. PedroXimines
grape is predominantly used, for the production of
Corboda wines & hence they resemble sherry to a
certain extent to be marked as Cordoba wines, they
should have a minimum alcoholic strength of 15 GL.
They are matured in stone jars called Tinjas. The
height of the jars may wary between 1-4 meters &
they can hold up to 2,500-5,000 liters of wines.

10. Cont..
• Valencia- Among the valencian wines Beni Carlos is
considered the best and robust wine.
• Cordoba- the province of Cordoba is synonymous
with the wines of Mantilla Morilies. PedroXimines
grape is predominantly used, for the production of
Corboda wines & hence they resemble sherry to a
certain extent to be marked as Cordoba wines, they
should have a minimum alcoholic strength of 15 GL.
They are matured in stone jars called Tinjas. The
height of the jars may wary between 1-4 meters &
they can hold up to 2,500-5,000 liters of wines.