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Archivo de la categoría 'Wines'

Montsant

Friday, August 1st, 2008

The wine region Montsant DO is located in the south of the province of Tarragona. Wines have been produced in this area since the Roman age and they were praised by Pliny the Elder and Silius Italicus. Montsant wine region consists of 34vineyards, covering an area of 2.000 hectares.The soil is caharacterized by red […]

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A Spanish wine region: Empordá

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Even if Costa Brava is better known for his lovely shores than for his wine, there is an inland vineyard in Empordá region, where the Empordá Denominación de Origen (DO) wine is produced. This region is located in the north-east of the province of Girona and it extends up to the French frontier. Wine […]

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El vino

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

La región de Castilla y León es una de las más famosas.
Tiene 5 denominaciones de origen que son :

Ribera del Duero

Rueda

Cigales

Toro

Bierzo

Los vinos con la mención Vinos de la Tierra son una figura de calidad que garantiza al consumidor la procedencia y la calidad del producto.
Una particularidad de la región es que puedes encontrar […]

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Que beber en la Rioja ?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

La Rioja es una de las regiones de Espana conocida por su cultura de vinas. La region se divide en la Rioja Alta, la Rioja Salvesa y la Rioja Baja.
Los vinos tienen la denominacion de “La Rioja” que permite reconocer un producto de calidad. Es posible encontrar en las diferentes partes de la Rioja un […]

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El vino de D.O. de Jumilla

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

 
España es un gran país vitícola como Francia y hay cada vez más museos de vinos que conocen un gran éxito junto al turista.
La denominación de origen de este vino fue creada en 1996.
Hoy en dia este vino es muy conocido, sobre todo en Murcia porque es la región donde está cultivado. Sin embargo […]

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Wines of Valdepeñas

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

The region of Castilla – La Mancha has more than one Denominación de Origen, but one of the most famous ones is the DO of Valdepeñas, which is located in the south of the autonomous region, near the border with Andalucía. The surface of the DO extends over 29,616 acres.
History of the DO begins […]

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Wines of Extremadura

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Designation of Origin Ribera del Guadiana
The name of this D.O. comes from the river that flows through the vineyards from the east to the west.
The D.O. is divided into six different zones, of which the Tierra de Barros is the most famous, almost 80% of the vineyards are located in this region.
It is a young […]

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Campo de Borja

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Only a Denominción de Origen since 1980, Campo de Borja quickly has made a reputation of being a good quality wine that has gained much national and international interest. The Campo de Borja area consists of the vineyards of 16 villages in the northeast of Aragón, at 60 kilometres of Zaragoza, the capital city, in […]

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Txakolí

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Txakoli

Txakoli is a typical white wine from Basque Country and is said to be young, fresh, fruity and a bit acidic. Coming from an humid and mild climate, it is an excellent wine to accompany different entries, fish and sea fruit.
In the last few years consumption of this wine had increased because of more interest. […]

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El Jerez

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. The town’s Persian name was Xerex, from which both sherry and Jerez are derived. Spanish producers have registered the names Jerez / Xérès / Sherry and will prosecute producers of similar wines from other places using the same name. […]

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