Wine in Castile, Madrid and Extremadura

CASTILE LA MANCHA -CIUDAD REAL - VALDEPEÑAS DO SPANISH WINE REGION

The vines of Valdepeñas DO are almost entirely surrounded by those of La Mancha DO, although Valdepeñas is a fully independent DO with a long history as a production area …

CASTILE LA MANCHA - GUADALAJARA - MONDEJAR WINE REGION

Mondéjar, upgraded in 1997 from Vinos de la Tierra, is one of Spain’s newest denominations. The vineyards are spread over low, hilly country north-east of Madrid, but most are clustered …

CASTILE AND LEON -ZAMORA/VALLADOLID - TORO DO SPANISH WINE REGION

As a historic winemaking area Toro has made a huge comeback in the last fifteen years. Its rich, ripe and powerful red wines, based on the native Tinta del Toro …

EXTREMADURA- EXTREMADURA - RIBERA DEL GUADIANA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Extremadura’s first DO takes its name from the river that runs east to west through its vineyards. The DO Ribera del Guadiana groups six sub-zones distributed between the region’s two …

CASTILLA LA MANCHA - ALBACETE/CIUDAD REAL/CUENCA/TOLEDO - LA MANCHA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Located in the southern Castilian meseta, some 60 km from Madrid, La Mancha is Spain’s largest denomination of origin, occupying 30,700 km² , and accounting for half of the land …

CASTILLE LA MANCHA - TOLEDO - MENTRIDA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Méntrida, an old but little known winemaking area, lies in the northwest of the province of Toledo. Nowadays, it is beginning to show its potential. Local producers have acquired stainless …

MADRID - MADRID - VINOS DE MADRID DO SPANISH WINE REGION

The Spanish capital of Madrid is less well known as a wine denomination. The DO Vinos de Madrid forms a semicircle around the southern suburbs. The wine rarely leaves the …

CASTILLA Y LEON - VALLADOLID/BURGOS/SEGOVIA/SORIA - RIBERA DEL DUERO WINE REGION

At these altitudes, the Tempranillo (also known in this region as Tinta del País or Tinto Fino) grows with a fine skin and the type of acidity which goes to …

CASTILE AND LEON - VALLADOLID - CIGALES DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Cigales has always been associated with aromatic & rosé wines . But once the area was granted DO status, producers began to show an interest in making red wines as …

CASTILE AND LEON - LEON - BIERZO DO SPANISH WINE REGION

El Bierzo, sometimes called ‘the gateway to Galicia’, is a fertile, rich plain enclosed on both sides by mountains. It is probably best known as a mining area, enclosing a …

CASTILE AND LEON - SALAMANCA - ARLANZA WINE REGION

However, official recognition is not likely to bring about major changes in terms of quality. “At bodegas Arlanza we have always abided by the strictest quality requirements, applying the most …

CASTILE LA MANCHA- CUENCA ALBACETE - MANCHUELA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Although Manchuela’s full DO status was confirmed only in July 2000 and its regulation in June 2004, it had been defined and regulated as a Dop since 1982, when it …

CASTILE AND LEON - VALLADOLID - RUEDA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

This old winemaking area has recently found a second lease of life, evolving rapidly since winning DO status in 1980. The terroir, which lies on the high northern meseta, spreads …