Ribera de Andarax 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: Alboloduy

Alboloduy

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

, Alhabia

Alhabia

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

, Alhama de Almería

Alhama de Almería

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

, Alicún

Alicún

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

, Almócita

Almócita

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

, Alsodux

Alsodux

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

, Beires

Beires

-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería - Página diseñada por Raimundo del Rey Maeso...

, Bentarique

Bentarique

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

, Canjáyar

Canjáyar

Canjáyar is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated along the river Andarax in the Alpujarra region of Almeria and 47 kilometers from the provincial capital, Almería. The population on 1 January 2009 is of 1,506 inhabitants. The...

, Enix

Enix

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, Félix

Felix, Spain

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

, Gérgal

Gérgal

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

, Huécija

Huécija

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

, Íllar

Illar

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

, Instinción

Instinción

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

, Nacimiento, Ohanes

Ohanes

Ohanes is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.-Demographics:-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería*...

, Padules

Padules

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

, Rágol

Rágol

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

, Santa Cruz de Marchena

Santa Cruz de Marchena

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

 y Terque

Terque

-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: 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...
  
  , 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...
  
  , Syrah, Garnacha
  Grenache
  Grenache is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain, the south of France, and California's San Joaquin Valley. It is generally spicy, berry-flavored and soft on the palate with a relatively...
  
  , Tempranillo
  Tempranillo
  Tempranillo 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...
  
  , Monastrell and Pinot Noir
  Pinot Noir
  Pinot 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...
  
  
• White: 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...
  
  , 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...
  
   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...