Granada (wine)

Granada is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, extending over 168 different municipalities.[1] There is also sub-zone known as "Contraviesa-Alpujarras", covering another 13 municipalities in the Alpujarras mountains. Granada achieved Vino de Calidad status in 2009,[3] and Denominación de Origen status in 2018.

For the town of Granada (Spain), see Granada.
For other uses, see Granada (disambiguation).
Granada DOP
Wine region
Granada DOP lies within the province of Granada in the region of Andalusia
Official nameD.O.P. Granada[1]
TypeDenominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established2018
CountrySpain
No. of vineyards213 hectares (526 acres)
No. of wineries17[2]
Wine produced4,289 hectolitres
CommentsData for 2016 / 2017
Wine regions in Andalusia
Vineyard near Murtas in the Province of Granada

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 elevation of over 1000 m above sea level, which means that the average temperatures are lower than in the rest of Andalusia; and so the growing cycle is delayed 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.

Authorised grape varieties

The authorised grape varieties are:

References
  1. "Denominación de Origen Protegida "Granada"". www.mapa.gob.es. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Denominación de Origen Protegida - Vino de Calidad de Granada". www.dopvinosdegranada.es. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. Francisco Antequera (12 July 2012). "PLIEGO DE CONDICIONES DE LA INDICACIN GEOGRFICA PROTEGIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

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