Wines by grape variety
Spain has more land under grape cultivation than any other country in the world. The country has an abundance of native grape varieties, with over 400 varieties planted throughout Spain though 80 percent of the country's wine production is from only 20 grapes; including the reds Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Monastrell; the whites Albariño from Galicia, Godello and Verdejo from Castilla y Leon, and the cava grape Macabeo.
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Albariño
Albariño (Alvarinho) is a green-skinned grape variety native to Galicia on the north Atlantic coast of Spain. It is best known as being the key grape variety in the Rias Baixas DO, where it makes plump white wines with peach, citrus and mineral characters that pair perfectly with the local seafood. [...]
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100% Albarino
Albillo
Albillo is a white wine grape variety grown in northwestern Spain, notably in Galicia. It also grows further to the south and inland towards Madrid, and eastwards in Ribera del Duero where it may also be called Pardina. Although it is, at best, only lightly aromatic, Albillo produces wines with tropical notes and a rich mouthfeel. This makes it useful in blends with thinner Viura, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, or aromatic grapes such asVerdejo or Albarino, but it is most commonly used to make single-variety wines. [...]
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60% Albillo, 40% Macabeo
Alicante Bouschet
Alicante Bouschet is a teinturier grape variety widely planted in Spain, Portugal and France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has a long history in the wine world but lost ground in the later 20th Century in favor of more fashionable international varieties. However, Alicante Bouschet is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, with modern producers making some excellent examples at attractive prices.The variety is a crossing of Petit Bouschet and Grenache, and was first cultivated by viticulturalist Henri Bouschet in 1866. [...]
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70% Alicante Bouschet, 25% Monastrell, 5% Merlot
Bobal
Bobal is a dark-skinned wine grape variety native to Utiel-Requena in southeast Spain. It is one of Spain's most planted grape varieties behind Tempranillo and Airen, despite its relative obscurity: Bobal grapes have long been used as a minor blending partner to the region's more glamorous grape varieties. Now, more producers are turning towardvarietal Bobal wines, which are dense and chewy with characters of chocolate and dried berries. [...]
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75% Bobal, 10% Shiraz, 10% Garnacha, 5% Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood. [...]
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69% Syrah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 5% Tintilla de Rota
60% Syrah, 26% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon
90% Tinta Fina, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
90% Tinta Fina, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Callet
Callet is dark-skinned wine grape variety grown on the island of Mallorca (Majorca), in the Balearic Islands off Spain's Mediterranean coast. It is most commonly used in the production of rosé, where it is traditionally blended with the other indigenous varietiesFogoneu and Manto Negro. In more recent times, Callet has been used to make light-bodied red wines that may be blended withCabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo or Syrah. [...]
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30% Manto Negro, 25% Syrah, 25% Cabernet, 20% Merlot, 10% Callet
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the world’s most famous white-wine grape and also one of the most widely planted. Although the most highly regarded expressions of the variety are those from Burgundy and California, many high-quality examples are made in Italy, Australia, New Zealand and parts of South America. [...]
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100% Chadonnay
Doña Blanca
Doñ a Blanca is an obscure white grape variety used in the production of White Portand, less frequently, dry table wines. It finds its home on the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in the vineyards of northern Portugal and Galicia in Spain. [...]
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85% Godello, 15% Doña Blanca
Garnacha
Garnacha (Grenache) is a red-wine grape grown extensively in France, Spain, Australia and the United States. It is particularly versatile both in the vineyard and the winery, which may explain why it is one of the most widely distributed grapes in the world. [...]
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75% Bobal, 10% Garnacha, 10% Syrah, 5% Merlot
100% Garnacha
100% Garnacha
50% Garnacha, 50% Tempranillo
100% Garnacha
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65% Samso, 35% Garnacha
45% Garnacha, 55% Samso
100% Garnacha
58% Garnacha, 24% Syrah, 12% Merlot, 6% Tempranillo
100% Garnacha old vines
Godello
Godello (also known as Verdelho) is grown in Portugal, Spain, Australia and, more recently, the Americas. It is thought to be of Portuguese origin and has a long history on the island of Madeira, where it was the most planted variety in the 19th Century.
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85% Godello, 15% Doña Blanca
Graciano
Graciano is a black-skinned wine grape from northern Spain, grown principally in Navarra and Rioja. Although rarely seen outside Spain, the variety is found in small quantities in Australia and California. Under the name Morrastel, it is also grown in small quantities in the Languedoc. The classic Graciano wine is moderately tannic, deeply colored and intensely perfumed, with aromas of mulberry, violets and chocolate. In Rioja, where most red wines are aged in oak, these notes are complemented by vanilla and sweet spices – the trademarks of barrel-aged red wine.
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93% Tempranillo, 7% Graciano & Mazuelo
93% Tempranillo, 7% Graciano & Mazuelo
90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano & Mazuelo
90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano & Mazuelo
85% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano & Mazuelo
Macabeo
Macabeo is a white wine grape used on either side of the Pyrenees, in the north and east of Spain and the southernmost reaches of France. A relatively versatile grape, it is used in still, sparkling, dry and sweet wines. There are few universal truths about how Macabeo tastes; the wines can be fresh, floral and aromatic when harvested sufficiently early and aged in stainless steel, but weighty, honeyed and nutty when aged in oak and harvested slightly later.
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80% Macabeo, 20% Chardonnay
60% Albillo, 40% Macabeo
Malvasia
Malvasia is an ancient family of grapes that includes a diverse collection of noble varieties. These grapes are capable of producing wine of any feasible color in dry, sparkling and sweet styles. There are dozens of regional synonyms for and sub-varieties of Malvasia, painting the picture of a well-traveled family that has adapted to numerous environments. In the 21st Century, Malvasia is produced in Italy, Spain, Portugal,Greece, Croatia, Slovenia and the United States.
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70% Merseguera, 15% Viogner, 15% Malvasia
Manto Negro
Manto Negro is a dark-skinned grape variety found exclusively in Majorca(Mallorca), the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands. The simple variety is suitable for producing easy-drinking reds but its unfortunate tendency to oxidize prematurely robs it of the pedigree required for aging.
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30% Manto Negro, 25% Syrah, 25% Cabernet, 20% Merlot, 10% Callet
Mazuelo (Carignan)
Mazuelo (Carignan in France) is a black-skinned wine grape variety, most likely native to Aragon, northern Spain (specifically the town of Carinena). The variety is found in wines along the Mediterranean coast, particularly in northeastern Spain and in France's Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is used most commonly for blending with many of the region's other key varieties – most famously Garnacha, Syrah and Monastrell.
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69% Syrah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 5% Tintilla de Rota
60% Syrah, 26% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon
90% Tinta Fina, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
90% Tinta Fina, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Merlot is a red wine variety with strong historic ties to Bordeaux and the southwest of France. It is the predominant variety in most wines from Saint-Emilion and Pomerol, the area in which the variety originated. The variety is now widely planted in wine regions across the world and, in terms of the volumes of wine produced internationally, it is rivaled only by its Bordeaux companion, Cabernet Sauvignon.
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