Catalunya DOP

Wine region
Catalunya DO in the provinces of Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona in the region of Catalonia
Official name	D.O.P. Catalunya
Type	Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established	2001
Country	Spain
Size of planted vineyards	42,431 hectares (104,849 acres)
No. of wineries	226 [1]
Wine produced	379,736 hectolitres
Comments	Data for 2016 / 2017

Catalunya is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for Catalan wine which was formally recognised in 2001. It was created with the specific purpose of providing commercial support to over 200 wineries (bodegas) that produced quality wine but which were not included in other specific DOP's in Catalonia. It does not have a specific geographical location but is formed by over 40 km² of individual vineyards which are dispersed all over Catalonia, and allows mixing of grapes from other DOPs.

Subregions

For details regarding climate, soil type, wines produced etc., see the other DOP's in Catalonia:

• Alella
• Cava
• Conca de Barberà
• Costers del Segre
• Empordà
• Montsant
• Penedès
• Pla de Bages
• Priorat
• Tarragona
• Terra Alta

Authorised Grape Varieties

The authorised grape varieties are:

• Red: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negra, Garnatxa Peluda, Garnatxa Roja (Garnatxa Gris), Garnatxa tintorera, Merlot, Monastrell, Petit Verdot, Picapoll Negre, Pinot Noir, Samsó / Carinyena, Sumoll, Sirah, Trepat, Ull de llebre, Xarel·lo Vermell.
• White: Albarinho, Chardonnay, Chenin, Garnatxa Blanca, Gewürtztraminer, Macabeu, Malvasía, Malvasía de Sitges, Moscatell d’Alejandria, Moscatel de Frontignan, Parellada, Pedro Ximénez, Picapoll Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Sumoll Blanc, Viognier, Vinyater, Xarel·lo

References

External links

• D.O.P. Catalunya official website

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