Torreperogil 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 municipalities of Úbeda

Úbeda

Úbeda is a town in the province of Jaén in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia, with some 35,600 inhabitants. Both this city and the neighboring city of Baeza benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces...

, Sabiote

Sabiote

Sabiote is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Spain....

, Rus], Cabra de Santo Cristo, Canena

Canena

Canena is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 2,082 inhabitants....

 and Torreperogil

Torreperogil

Torreperogil is a small town of 7,500 people in Andalucia, Spain. The town is about 15 minutes away from Úbeda. It retains some fame for its use of the exclamatory phrase "¡Bárcia!". Perhaps the most widely visited spots in Torreperogil are El Paso, Los Pinos, El Prado, La Torre Oscura, and...

, in the province of Jaén

Jaén, Spain

Jaén is a city in south-central Spain, the name is derived from the Arabic word Jayyan, . It is the capital of the province of Jaén. It is located in the autonomous community of Andalusia....

, (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 2006.

Grape varieties

• Red: Garnacha Tinta, 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 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...
  
  
• White: Jaén blanco and Pedro Ximénez
  Pedro Ximénez
  Pedro 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...