Carinena Wine

What to know before buying Cariñena wine?

Already since the Celtiberian era the Cariñena wine was known, which is known to be mixed with honey from the testimonies found in the Roman town of Carae (now Cariñena). For many centuries later, travelers, merchants and tourists testified to the quality of Cariñena wines, but it was at the end of the 19th century that a turning point occurred. The phylloxera destroyed the French vineyards and merchants of that country settled in the region, which developed an important mercantile activity.

La Cariñena, whose production area was established in 1933, is located in the Ebro Valley, has about 1,500 wine growers and has a vineyard area of more than 14,000 hectares distributed among the towns of Aguarón, Aladrén, Alfamén, Almonacid de la Sierra, Alpartir, Cariñena, Cosuenda, Encinacorba, Longares, Mezalocha, Muel, Paniza, Tosos and Villanueva de Huerva.

La Cariñena enjoys a privileged enclave, as it forms part of the triangle-corridor Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-Levante and has good communications with France. But if it has something privileged is a favorable climate. Climate, soil and altitude favor the cultivation of the vine. The climate is continental, with cold winters and hot summers, and the wind (Cierzo) contributes to the dryness of the climate.

As for the soils, in the mountain foothills of the Cariñena are poor and poor performance. As it descends from height it is formed by pebbles from the alluvial and colluvial deposits and shows the conditions necessary for the cultivation of the vine, because it does not need much humidity but when it receives it is able to preserve it for a long time. In these areas the climate is sweetened and the strains are the ideal medium for its development.

The grapes authorized by the appellation of origin for the Cariñena wine are the following: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha Tinta, Juan Ibáñez, Cariñena, Merlot, Monastrell, Moscatel de Alejandría, Syrah, Tempranillo and Vidadillo. For white, Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo and Parellada

Nowadays, the Cariñena wines have been removed from the sambenito of strong and alcoholized wines and are being produced authentic jewels such as those of Bodegas Añadas.

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