DO
DO ( Denominación de Origen ) is a designation of origin for Spanish products such as cheese, sausage, ham or vegetables, and especially Spanish wine. Here it corresponds, for example, to the French VDQS or the German QbA and includes the most famous classic wines of Spain . There are currently 66 DOs. Each DO is decided together with the local administration and the INDO on questions of quality control such as yields and grape varieties .
There are the classifications:
- DOC ( Denominación de Origen Controlada , registered designation of origin)
- DOP ( Denominación de Origen Protegida , Protected Designation of Origin)
The wine classification Designation of Origin Calificada (DOC or DOCa.), Which for the first time in 1991 in the Rioja was introduced. The production regulations for this “classified” designation of origin specify precisely defined growing areas, the range of grapes, maximum yields, etc. Since 2001, the cultivation area must Priory Catalan Origin Denomination of Origin Qualificada wear (DOQ).
As DO / DOC / DOCa. The following wine-growing regions are classified in Spain:
- Abona
- Alella
- Alicante
- Almansa
- Arlanza
- Empordà
- El Bierzo
- Binissalem -Mallorca
- Bullas
- Calatayud
- Campo de Borja
- Cariñena
- Cava
- Chacolí de Álava / Arabako Txakolina
- Chacolí de Guetaria / Getariako Txakolina
- Chacolí de Vizcaya / Bizkaiko Txakolina
- Cigales
- Conca de Barberà
- Condado de Huelva
- Costers del Segre
- El Hierro
- Jerez-Xérès sherry
- Manzanilla de Sanlúcar
- Jumilla
- La Mancha
- La Palma
- Lanzarote
- Málaga
- Méntrida
- Mondéjar
- Monterrei
- Montilla-Moriles
- Montsant
- Navarre
- Penedès
- Pla de Bages
- Plà i Llevant
- Priory (DOQ)
- Rías Baixas
- Ribeira Sacra
- Ribeiro
- Ribera del Duero
- Ribera del Guadiana
- La Rioja (DOC)
- Rueda DO
- Somontano
- Taraconte-Acentejo
- Tarragona
- Terra Alta
- Toro
- Uclés
- Utiel-Requena
- Valdeorras
- Valdepeñas
- Valencia
- Valle de Güímar
- Valle de la Orotava
- Vinos de Madrid
- Ycoden-Daute-Isora
- Yecla
See also the article Viticulture in Spain .