Spain

Region Hierarchy

Spain

Climate(s)

Moderate, Warm, Hot Mediterranean, Warm Mediterranean, Moderate Mediterranean, Moderate Maritime, Warm Continental, Hot Continental, Moderate Continental

Elevation

Notes

Joven, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva relate to ageing periods.

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Grape(s)

Color	Grape	Notes
Red	Cabernet Sauvignon Grape	Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red	Carignan / Cariñena / Mazuelo Grape	Grape notes: Late ripening
Red	Graciano Grape
Red	Grenache / Grenacha Grape	Grape notes: Often used to make Roses. Often blended with Syrah or Tempranillo. Thin skin; late ripening. Garnacha in Spain; all elsewhere Grenache. Resistant to heat.
Red	Malbec Grape	Grape notes: Often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Originally from France.
Red	Mencía Grape	Grape notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal. Similar to Pinot Noir
Red	Merlot Grape	Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red	Monastrell / Mourvèdre Grape	Grape notes: Thick skinned. Needs hot, sunny conditions to fully ripen.
Red	Pinot Noir (Nero) Grape	Grape notes: Low tannins due to thin skin. Susceptible to rot. Early budding and ripening.
Red	Syrah / Shiraz Grape	Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red	Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz Grape	Grape notes: Sometimes blended with Garnacha. Traditionally, aged in new oak. Needs significant heat to fully ripen.
White	Airén Grape
White	Albariño Grape	Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White	Chardonnay Grape
White	Gewurztraminer Grape	Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White	Grenache Blanc Grape
White	Muscat of Alexandria Grape
White	Palomino Grape	Grape notes: Lacks obvious varietal aromas
White	Parellada Grape	Grape notes: Largely grown to make Cava
White	Pedro Ximénez (PX) Grape	Grape notes: Little varietal flavor
White	Sauvignon Blanc Grape	Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White	Verdejo Grape	Grape notes: Similar to Sauvignon Blanc
White	Viura / Macabeo Grape
White	Xarel·lo Grape	Grape notes: Largely grown to make Cava

Wines(s)

Type	Wine	Notes
Fortified White	Other Type of White Fortified Wine
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Amontillado)	Wine notes: Aged under flor for a bit biologically, then fortified to kill the flor and allowed to further age oxidatively. Amber or brown in color.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Cream)	Wine notes: A sweetened Amontillado or Oloroso. Shows only oxidative aging characteristics.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Fino / Manzanilla)	Wine notes: Biological aged only for a couple of years under a thick layer of flor in a partially filled barrel. Once bottled, it should be drunk soon. Pale in color.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Medium)	Wine notes: A sweetened Amontillado or Oloroso. Shows characteristics of both biological (flor) and oxidative aging.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Oloroso)	Wine notes: Fortified early to kill the yeast allowing it to age oxidatively (sans flor). Aromas of toffee, leather, spice and walnut.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Other Type)	Wine notes: Typically aged in the solera.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Pale Cream)	Wine notes: A Fino sweetened with RCGM. Short biological aging with flor.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Palo Cortado)	Wine notes: Rare and typically high quality. Aromas similar to Amontillado, but the body and richness of Oloroso.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Pedro Ximénez (PX))	Wine notes: Grapes concentrated by sun drying. Fortified and aged oxidatively in the solera. Aromas of dried fruit, coffee, and licorice.
Sparkling Rosé	Rosé Cava Wine	Wine notes: Made via the traditional method with 9+ months on the lees.
Sparkling White	Cava Wine	Wine notes: Made via the traditional method with 9+ months on the lees
Still Red	Grenache / Grenacha Wine	Wine notes: Thin skinned. Typically used in a blend (including Roses). High alcohol.
Still Red	Mencía Wine	Wine notes: Known as Jaen in Portugal
Still Red	Monastrell / Mourvèdre Wine	Wine notes: Deeply colored, high alcohol
Still Red	Other type of Still Red Wine
Still Red	Red Blend Wine	Wine notes: A blend of various red grapes
Still Red	Rioja Wine	Wine notes: Can be simple or complex. Sometimes blended with local varieties, too. Often vigorous cap management to extract flavor and color.
Still Red	Tempranillo Wine
Still Rosé	Other type of Still Rosé Wine
Still Rosé	Rosé Blend Wine	Wine notes: A blend of various red and/or white grapes
Still Rosé	Rosé Grenache / Grenacha Wine
Still White	Airén Wine
Still White	Albariño Wine	Wine notes: Better young. Sometimes a bit of lees contact to add body and complexity.
Still White	Other type of Still White Wine
Still White	Rioja Blanc Wine	Wine notes: Traditionally, deliberately oxidized. Modern wines are protected from O2.
Still White	Sauvignon Blanc Wine
Still White	Verdejo Wine	Wine notes: When protected from oxygen, can be fresh. Can be simple and fruity or richer, barrel fermented styles.
Still White	White Blend Wine	Wine notes: A blend of various white grapes