Granada (wine)

Granada DO in the Province of Granada, itself part of the Autonomous region of Andalusia

The Contraviesa-Alpujarras sub-zone, in the Granada DO

Wine regions in Andalusia

Vineyard near Murtas in the Province of Granada

Granada is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, extending over 168 different municipalities.

There is also sub-zone known as "Contraviesa-Alpujarras", covering another 13 municipalities in the Alpujarras mountains.

Granada achieved DOP status in 2009^[1]

History

The first evidence of winemaking in Granada is the remains of a Roman villa with a 'lagar' (grape crushing area) near the village of Molvizar

Climate

Over 50% of the territory of the province of Granada is at an altitude of over 1000 m above sealevel, which means that the average temperatures are lower than in the rest of Andalusia; and so the growing cycle is dealyed with bud-burst, veraisson and harvest all occurring later than usual, i.e. the harvest is usually between the end of August and beginning of October. The average annual temperature in the province of Granada is 15°–16 °C. The absolute maximum is 39 °C and the absolute minimum is −4 °C. Annual sunlight hours are 2,700# Average annual rainfall is 450 mm, with 70 days of rain.

Soils

In general the soils are poor in organic matter, phosphorus and nitrogen. They tend to be not very deep and are easily eroded, though water retention is good.

Authorized Grape Varieties

• White: Vigiriega, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Moscatel de grano menudo, Pedro Ximenez, Palomino, Baladi Verdejo and Torrontés
• Red: Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Romé and Petit Verdot
• Sparkling: Vigiriega, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Moscatel de Alejandría and Torrontés

The authorized varieites for the Contraviesa-Alpujarras sub-zone are as follows:

• White: Vigiriega, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Moscatel, Pedro Ximenez, Baladi Verdejo and Petit Verdot
• Red: Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir and Petit Verdot
• Sparkling: Vigiriega, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir^[2]

See also

• Spanish wine
• Granada

References

1. Francisco Antequera (12 July 2012). "PLIEGO DE CONDICIONES DE LA INDICACIN GEOGRFICA PROTEGIDA". Retrieved 2014-06-05.
2. "Denominacion de Origen Protegida - Vino de Calidad de Granada". dopvinosdegranada#es. Retrieved 2014-06-05.