Spain has the worlds largest land area planted with vines and is currently the third largest producer of wine. This lower yield is caused partly through the wider spacing of the old vines (lower density planting to avoid the vines competing for resources )planted on the dry, infertile soils found in many of the wine regions.
Cork
& Bottle good food & wine store offer a great selection of wine
for sale some products are readily recognisable coming from world
renowned wineries – we also proudly promote some excellent wines
produced by small artisan and undiscovered wineries, who are
consistently producing fine wines that achieve high scores by wine
experts such as Robert Parker.
Cork & Bottle with their exclusive partnerships and promotional
expertise bring to you one of the best selections of wine and
Mediterranean products – bringing a little bit of Mediterranean sunshine
into your hostelry business.
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Cork & Bottle Company
Tel: Irish Imports + 353 (0) 877865513
Tel: UK imports + 44 (0) 207 099 2730
Tel: Spanish Export Director + 34 629904161
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There are over 400 native varieties of vines although the majority of the wine produced use a popular selection of approx. 20 varieties, including Macebo, Parellada, Garnacha, Monastrell, Tempranillo, Xarel.lo.
Spain has, as in France a strict regulatory body ensuring that the quality of the wine is maintained and wines are granted DO - Denominación de Origen. This is operated on a similar basis to the AOC – Appellation d' Origine Protégée, there are currently five distinct groups within the DO, including Vino de Mesa and Vino de la Tierra.
More distinctly with Spanish wines there are terms that are applied to certain varieties and relate to its vintage or age. The more commonly used terms are:
• Crianza red wines where they have been aged for 2 years with at least 6 months in oak barrels.
• Cianza whites and rosés should be aged for at least 1 year with 6 months in oak barrels.
• Reserva red wine aged for at least 3 years with at least 1 year in oak.
• Reserva whites and rosés – aged at least 2 years with 6 months in oak.
• Gran Reserva reds – aged at least 5 years with 18 months in oak and a minimum of 36 months in the bottle.
• Gran Reserva whites and rosés must be aged for at least 4 years with at least 6 months in oak.
There are many wine producing regions in Spain including Rioja, Priorat, Penedes, Montsant.
Cork & Bottle Importers Spain
Cork & Bottle Spanish wine importers, providers of Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel.lo varieties amongst others. Specialists in Spanish red wine, Spanish white wine and Spanish sparkling wines, Cava and Rosé. Cork & Bottle importers and supplying the hostelry profession. Register online with Cork & Bottle at
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Cork & Bottle is a registered company in Ireland, France, Spain, USA, UK.We guarantee competitive prices for Spanish wine for sale in Ireland, UK, USA.
