Parellada
Parellada is a white wine variety .
In Spain it is mainly grown in the Denominación de Origen Penedès and is the highest quality and one of the most important white grape varieties in the Catalonia region . It is also called Montonec and will, among other things, together with the varieties Macabeo and Xarel·lo to produce Cava used. It is also approved in the protected designations of origin Cariñena and Costers del Segre . It ripens late and only has a relatively low alcohol content, so it only produces lighter white wines and cannot be stored for too long.
The blend wines with the internationally known grape varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay deliver good results .
In 2000 the area under vines in Spain was 10,415 ha .
See also the article Viticulture in Spain and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
The Parellada grape variety is also known under the names Martorella, Montonec, Montonech, Montonega, Montoneo, Montonero, Montonet, Parellada blanc, Perelada and Perellada.
Web links
- Parellada in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Brockhaus wine. Grape varieties, tasting, viticulture, cellar technology, international growing areas. FA Brockhaus, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-7653-0281-3 .
- Horst Dippel (founder): The wine dictionary (= Fischer. 15867). Continued by Cornelius Lange and Fabian Lange . Completely revised and supplemented new edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-596-15867-2 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 3rd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Norbert Tischelmayer: Wine Glossary. 2777 terms related to wine. NP-Buchverlag, St. Pölten et al. 2001, ISBN 3-85326-177-9 .