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Vino de la Tierra
Vino de la Tierra is a quality of Spanish wine that designates the rung below the mainstream quality wine indication of Denominación de Origen . It is the equivalent of the French vin de pays. It covers not only still wine but also sparkling wine and fortified wine.It represents a higher quality...
wines located in the Alpujarras
Alpujarras
thumb|250px|A typical Alpujarran village, [[Busquístar]].La Alpujarra is a landlocked historical region in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The western part of the region lies in the province of Granada...
mountains, in the autonomous region of Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen is part of a regulatory classification system primarily for Spanish wines but also for other foodstuffs like honey, meats and condiments. In wines it parallels the hierarchical system of France and Italy although Rioja and Sherry preceded the full system...
indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.
The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities: Albondón
Albondón
Albondón is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 929 inhabitants....
, Albuñol
Albuñol
Albuñol is a city located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 6.270 inhabitants.- HISTORY :...
, Almegíjar
Almegíjar
Almegíjar is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 435 inhabitants. It is situated at over 800 metres above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Morena, a spur of Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain...
, Cádiar
Cádiar
Cádiar is a city located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 1601 inhabitants.- External links :*...
, Cástaras
Cástaras
Cástaras is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 251 inhabitants.- External links :...
, Lobras
Lobras
Lobras is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 126 inhabitants....
, Murtas
Murtas
Murtas is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 741 inhabitants....
, Polopos, Rubite
Rubite
Rubite is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the village had a population of 492 inhabitants....
, Sorvilán
Sorvilán
Sorvilán is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2010, it has a population of 614 inhabitants.- External links :...
, Torvizcón
Torvizcón
Torvizcón is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the village has a population of 795 inhabitants....
, Turón, and Ugíjar
Ugíjar
Ugíjar is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 2524 inhabitants....
, in the province of Granada
Granada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
(Andalusia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
).
It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2004.
Grape varieties
- Red: Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet FrancCabernet FrancCabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone - as in the Loire's Chinon...
, Pinot NoirPinot NoirPinot noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes...
, Syrah, Cabernet SauvignonCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
, TempranilloTempranilloTempranillo is a variety of black grape widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's "noble grape". Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano , a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks...
and MerlotMerlotMerlot is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young blackbird, merlot, a diminutive of merle, the blackbird , probably from the color of the grape. Merlot-based wines... - White: Jaén blanco, Montúa, Perruno, Vijiriego, Pedro XiménezPedro XiménezPedro Ximénez is the name of a white grape grown in certain regions of Spain, and also a varietal wine, an intensely sweet, dark, dessert sherry...
, ChardonnayChardonnayChardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...
and Moscatel