Aragon and vine

Aragon and vine

Aragon

. Aragón situated in the north of Spain It is composed of three provinces. Huesca , Zaragoza province and the province of Teruel lala It runs along the north border of France , to the east by Catalonia and the Valencian Community to the south by Castile -La Mancha , to the west by Castile and León and Navarre.

Aragon is bordered :

Bordered to the north by the foothills of the southern Pyrenees and south by the foothills of the Iberian Mountain . This is also in Aragon found the highest peaks of these two mountain systems, Aneto and Moncayo .

The Aragonese Pyrenees occupy the major part of the province of Huesca, in northern Aragon. There are three main units :
The high Pyrenees (Alto Pirineo ) intra- Pyrenean Depression ( Depresión Intrapirenaica ) external Mountains ( Sierras Exteriores ) .

The main cities of the region , Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel

Vineyards

The three main vineyards are located next to the city of Zaragoza , the fourth vineyard Somontano which is a higher altitude east of Huesca.

The region of Aragon was known for its blended wines and very heavy alcohol
The wine produced in this region was sold in bulk, today the vineyards gaining market share as they modernize.

The vineyards of Aragon kept despite the modernization of their own identities , but the quality of their wines is very little known , and also on the Spanish market, or Rioja retains a dominant position

In the Campo de Borja , the wine region on the border with Navarre Ebro , enjoying a continental climate, with hot, dry summers .

There have found white wines made from grapes Maccabeu , while for reds uses Tempranillo, Grenache , Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan sometimes accompanied

The Carinena

Lies to the south of the region of Campo de Borja , near the city of Carinena , dating from Roman times.
Carignan , this variety owes its name to the Spanish city Carinena is now spread around the world will also find Cabernet Sauvignon, Macabeo , Grenache Blanc, Grenache and Parellada .

Calatayud

In this region the Celts cultivated vine long before the Romans , the vines are culminates at 450 m altitude , these white wines are from the Maccabeu of added Malvasia Grenache white, red wines are produced from Grenache, Tempranillo , Cabernet Sauvignon and Caignan

Somontano

The vines sheltered by the Pyrenees mountains extend over 50 hectares of Huesca in the Pyrenees , the wines are blended wines of Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo , Cabernet Sauvignon and Moristel for the Reds, and Chardonnay& Maccabeu for whites

Some New varieties of grapes are now used in areas such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer , Pinot Noir , Chenin Blanc and Merlot