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Penedes Spanish Wine Region

The following excerpt is taken from Oz Clarke’s Encyclopedia of Wine and describes the Penedès wine-producing region in the Catalan part of north-eastern Spain famed for its Cava sparkling wines but also producing high-quality still red and white wines.  

Penedes Wine

Winemaking technology in the Penedès region is way ahead of the rest of Cataluña, and ahead of most of Spain, largely because of the wealth and technical expertise generated by the booming Cava industry. Although many of the grapes for making Cava come from elsewhere, the vast majority of the Cava companies are based in Penedès and many of them make still wines as well. The bodegas that specialize in still wines include the famous Torres, the trailblazer for modern Spanish wine. Co-operatives are as strong here as in the rest of Spain, but so also are the Cava companies who own one-fifth of the vineyards.

White wines predominate, and 90 per cent of these are made principally from the three local grapes, Xarel-lo, Macabeo and (best for quality) Parellada. They can be fresh, lightly aromatic and pleasantly lemony-fruity, but are never great wines. Chardonnay has been permitted in Penedès DO wines since 1986, and is now being used more widely to improve local blends. The reds made from local varieties tend to be thin, but the finest Penedès reds are made partially or entirely from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape, by Torres, Jean León and a growing group of smaller producers. Tempranillo also can produce some fairly rich flavours here. The region’s other best producers include Albet i Noya, Can Feixes, Can Ráfols dels Caus, Cavas Hill, Juvé y Camps, Jean Léon,  Marqués de Montistrol, Masía Bach, Albert Milá i Mallofré, Puig y Roca, Vallformosa and Jané Ventura.

Source: Oz Clarke’s Encyclopedia of Wine  

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