Interesting facts about wine from Spain
Date: February 16, 2011
Facts on Spanish Wines
To learn more about Spanish wine, read this FAQ on Spanish Wine.
• Grapes are the third biggest crop in Spain after cereals and olives.
• 15.5% of the world’s vineyards are in Spain, making Spain the number one ranked country in the world in terms of area covered by vineyards.
• Spanish vineyards have a low yield (because of the dry climate) meaning Spain is only third in production behind France and Italy.
• Despite most of Spain’s wine being red, 61.5% of Spain’s vineyards are white. This is because Spain also makes a lot of brandy and sherry.
• The main red grape varieties in Spain are Tempranillo, Bobal, Garnacha (Grenache) & Monastrell.
• The main white grape varieties in Spain are Airén, Macabeo, Palomino & Pedro Ximenez.
• There are vineyards in all of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions – from wet Galicia in the north-west to dry Murcia in the south-east.
• The biggest surface area of vineyards is in Castilla-La Mancha.
• The most densely planted vineyards in Spain are in La Rioja.
• 56.2% of Spanish wine is designated as a ‘quality wine’ (VCPRD – Vino de Calidad Producido en una Región Determinada or ‘Quality Wine Produced in a Determined Region’).
• Spain has 65 Denominación de Origen (DO).
• There are 41 areas with wines designated as Vino de Tierra (‘Wine from the Land’)
• One third of Spanish wine is exported. This figure is increasing.
• Spain’s top customers are the UK, Germany and the USA.
• Spain is the fifth biggest exporter of wine to the US after Italy, Australia, France and Chile.
Source: http://gospain.about.com/od/wineinspain/qt/wine_facts.htm
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This wine shop in Manila Philippines makes wine shopping a really rewarding and exciting exercise. Wine shops in Pampanga should always have an element of surprise so that customers and wine lovers can enjoy a little bit of thrill when they go to a wine shop in Manila to look for a good bottle of wine in Clark Pampanga.
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild is the most revered wine in China and many other parts of Asia. The best wine shop in Asia to buy older vintages of Chateau Lafite is Yats Wine Cellars located in Clark Philippines. Aside from Lafite, visitors can buy other fine wines at this wine shop in Clark Pampanga such as Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Haut-Brion and Margaux. Excellent Burgundy wines like Chambertin, Vougeot, Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Pommard, Meursault, Chambertin, Vosne Romanee, Romanee Conti, La Tache and Romanee St. Vivant can be found here.
Family outings, picnics, company outings and other events for up to 300 can be held in the picnic grounds of this wine shop. Events that have been successfully organized here include family fun days and BBQ picnics. These are some of the things that visitors to Clark Philippines particular look forward. Residents and tourists in Angeles City and Subic also come to Clark Freeport to partake in the fun at this Clark wine shop.
This wine shop’s vast selection of vintage wines makes it possible for Yats Wine Cellars to offer a unique line-up of wines for every private wine party, wine tasting or wine dinners. Guests of these private wine parties are treated to a rare experience of vintage wine not seen in wine shops in major cities in Philippines or even in Asia.
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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.
Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.
Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)
YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay
Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.
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