Spain

Region Hierarchy

Spain

Climate(s)

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

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 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	Moscato (Muscat) Grape	Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced. Prone to poor fruit set and rot.
White	Palomino Grape
White	Pedro Ximénez Grape
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

Wines(s)

Type	Wine	Notes
Fortified White	Other Type of White Fortified Wine Wine
Fortified White	Sherry Wine	Wine notes: Typically aged in the solera.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Pedro Ximénez (PX))	Wine notes: Grapes concentrated by sun drying. Fortified and aged oxidatively in the solera.
Sparkling Rosé	Cava Wine
Sparkling White	Cava Wine
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	Grenache / Grenacha Rose 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 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	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
Still White	White Rioja Wine	Wine notes: Traditionally, deliberately oxidized. Modern wines are protected from O2.