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Spain’s first region-wide DO was established in 1999 to allow bodegas in the existing Catalan DOs to blend wines with quality control and regulated status. Alongside this, as a catch-all denomination, Cataluña draws in nearly 4,000 hectares of scattered vineyards which were formerly unclassified within the DO system. These areas are not allowed to produce wines bottled under another DO name. However, bodegas registered with the DO may also produce unblended wines under the original geographically demarcated DOs of which they are also members.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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Passeig Sunyer, 4-6
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4302 Reus, Tarragona
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Tarragona
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Spain
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DO established
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1999
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Last updated
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Telephone
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+34-977-328-103
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Fax
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+34-977-321-357
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E-mail
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info@do-catalunya.com
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Website
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www.do-catalunya.com
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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All Catalonian DOs and other areas
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Area under vine
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3,872 ha (for other areas out of any Catalonian DO)
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Area in full production
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-
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Altitude of vineyards
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-
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Soil types
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-
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Principal grapes (w)
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-
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Principal grapes (r)
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-
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Permitted grapes (w)
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-
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Permitted grapes (r)
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-
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Experimental grapes (w)
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-
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Experimental grapes (r)
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-
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Organic viticulture
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-
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Climate:
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Max. summer temp.
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-
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Min. Winter temp.
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-
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Average rainfall
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-
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Average sunshine
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-
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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-
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Yield
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-
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Equivalent hl/ha
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51 hl/ha
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Production 2001
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-
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Production 2002
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-
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Production 2003
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-
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Wine alcohol content:
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White
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-
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Pink
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-
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Red
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-
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Other
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-
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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-
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Reserva
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-
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Gran Reserva
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-
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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143 (many of them registered under other catalonian DOs)
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Total exports - 2001
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-
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Total exports - 2002
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-
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Total exports - 2003
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-
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