Desierto de Almería is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra

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 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: Alcudia de Monteagud

Alcudia de Monteagud

-External links: - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Benitagla

Benitagla

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Benizalón

Benizalón

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Castro de Filabres

Castro de Filabres

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Lubrín

Lubrín

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería - Tourist information for the town of Lubrin...

, Lucainena de las Torres

Lucainena de las Torres

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Olula de Castro

Olula de Castro

-External links: - Virtual tour through the village of Olula de Castro. - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Senés

Senés

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, Sorbas

Sorbas

-External links: - The Sorbas Website - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería - Description, information and photographs of Sorbas, Almeria. In English & Spanish*...

, Tabernas

Tabernas

- Cinema :The Desert Tabernas, because of its similarities with the North American deserts like the Far West of the American West, northern Africa, the Arabian deserts, and its lunar landscape, served from 1950s and onwards for the shooting of many films and westerns making the area famous around...

, Tahal, Turrillas

Turrillas

The annual fiesta, in honor of San Antonio takes place on June 13,14,and 15 of every year, Celebrations go late into the night, with a concert taking place on the town square, live music and bars. There is also a parade on horseback past La ermita de San Antonio, which is situated in the lower part...

, Uleila del Campo

Uleila del Campo

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería - Description, information and photographs of Uleila del Campo, Almeria...

 and Velefique

Velefique

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...

, in the province of Almería

Almería

Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...

 (Andalusia, Spain

Spain

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).

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2003.

Grape varieties

• Red: Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
  Cabernet Sauvignon
  Cabernet 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...
  
   and Merlot
  Merlot
  Merlot 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: Chardonnay
  Chardonnay
  Chardonnay 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...
  
  , Moscatel, Macabeo
  Macabeo
  Viura, also called Macabeo or Macabeu is a white variety of wine grape.It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France...
  
   and Sauvignon Blanc
  Sauvignon blanc
  Sauvignon Blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French word sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France., a possible descendant of savagnin...