This is mainly due to the excellent combination of quality and price offered by the wide range of wines made in this region. The region’s red and white wines and sparkling wines are widely available both in Spain and throughout the world, and they make up a large percentage of Spanish wine exports. Wines from the La Rioja region are among the most popular – and most well known. Thanks to the extensive knowledge of viticulture and the development of oenology in Spain, you can find some of the best wines in the world. Elsewhere, Cencibel – more widely known as Tempranillo – is popular for making full-bodied wines with a strong red colour. For reds, Garnacha is one of the most used varieties and it produces quality red and rosé wines.
For white wines, the Airén variety is the most used in wine production but the most famous for quality wines are Verdejo and Albariño. Spain is home to around 600 grape varieties, though roughly only 20 are used in the production of the vast majority of wines. There are several other important Spanish regions that are distinguished by their quality vineyard plantations and wine production, including Catalonia, La Rioja and Andalusia. In fact, it also boasts the title of the largest wine-growing region in the world, with more than 700,000 ha dedicated to vine cultivation. According to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), Spain produced 40.7 mhl of wine in 2020 and along with Italy and France is responsible for 53% of world wine production.Ĭastilla La Mancha is the region with the largest vineyard area in Spain.
Italy, France and Spain are the three largest wine producing countries.
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