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The Calatayud DO (Denominación de Origen) is located in the southwestern corner of the province of Zaragoza (Aragón, Spain) about 90 km from Zaragoza and covers over 5,600 ha, extending over 46 different municipalities, including Calatayud itself. It borders with the Cariñena DO in the east and with the province of Soria in the west. It is in the valley of the River Ebro and is crisscrossed by many other rivers including the Jalón, Jiloca, Manubles, Mesa, Piedra and Ribota. The vineyards are to be found on the south facing slopes of the Sierra de la Virgen range at heights of between 550 m and 800 m above sea level. Calatayud achieved DO status in 1990 and it became Aragon’s second largest quality wine-producing region after Cariñena.[1] Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Zaragoza (Spanish) Spanish name Zaragoza Founded 24 Postal code 50001 - 50018 Website http://www. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ...
The Ebro (Greek: ΈβÏος, Latin: Iberus, Spanish: Ebro, Catalan: Ebre) is Spains most voluminous and second longest river. ...
Several mesas near Los Alamos, New Mexico A mesa (Spanish and Portuguese for table) is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. ...
Climate
The climate is continental (hot dry summers and cold winters), the mean annual temperature does not exceed 13°C, and there is a good probability of frost during six months of the year. The mean annual rainfall is between 300 mm and 500 mm per annum.
Soils Most of the vines are planted in soils that are stoney, loose, very poor in nutrients and with a high lime content. The permeability is good so the roots are able to obtain the water and nutrients they require.
Grape Varieties Red varieties are predominant in Calatayud DO and account for about 83% of the vines planted. 11 diferent varieties (7 red and 4 white) are authorized by the regulations of the DO, but by far the most significant one is Garnacha Tinta, a red grape, representing over 55% of the vines planted. The other red varieties are: Mazuela, Tempranillo, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The authoised white varieties are: Macabeo, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca and Chardonnay. Tempranillo is a variety of vitis vinifera, the red grape used commonly in winemaking. ...
Mourvèdre is a variety of wine grape grown around the world, and is Spains second-most important red wine grape after Garnacha, and was once Provences most popular grape. ...
Old vine Cabernet Sauvignon at Chateau Montelena in Napa Valley. ...
Merlot grapes on the vine. ...
Shiraz is one name, equivalent to Syrah, for a noble grape variety widely used to make dry red table wine. ...
Macabeo (Maccabeo or Viura in parts of Spain) is a variety of wine grape. ...
Malvasia (also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean and the island of Madeira, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world. ...
Oak-aged Chardonnay is particularly popular in the United States. ...
See also The Spanish red wine grape Tintilla Spain is the third largest producer of wine in the world, the largest being France and the second Italy [1]. Historically, Spain has been known from the production of fortified wines and the best known Spanish wine is considered by some to be the...
Mudéjar is the name given to the Moors who remained in Spain after the Christian reconquista but were not converted to Christianity, and to a vernacular style of Spanish architecture and decoration, particularly of Aragon and Castile, of 12th and 16th centuries, strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship...
References http://www.docalatayud.com
http://www.winesfromspain.com
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