Los Palacios is a Spanish geographical indication for
Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
. ''Vino de la Tierra'' is one step below the mainstream
Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.
The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the municipalities of
Los Palacios y Villafranca
Los Palacios y Villafranca is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 35,225 inhabitants.
Twin towns - sister cities
* Los Palacios, Cuba
* Saint-Colomban, Loire-Atlant ...
,
Utrera
Utrera () is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2018 it has a population of 52,617.
The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the 8 ...
,
Dos Hermanas
Dos Hermanas () is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 131,317 as of 2015.
History
The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours Elvira ...
and
Alcalá de Guadaira
Alcalá, Alcalà or Alcala may refer to:
People
* Alcalá (surname), includes a list of people with that name
Places Bolivia
* Alcalá (Tomina), a town in Bolivia Colombia
* Alcalá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Philippines
*Alcala, Cagayan, a mu ...
, in the province of
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, (Andalusia,
Spain
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).
It acquired its ''Vino de la Tierra'' status in 2003.
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
. In Spanish
Grape varieties
* White: Airén
Airén is a variety of ''Vitis vinifera'', a white grape commonly used in winemaking. This grape is native to Spain where it represents almost a quarter of all grapes grown. As of 2010, Airén was estimated to be the world's 3rd most grown grape ...
, Colombard
Colombard (also known as French Colombard in North America) is a white French wine grape variety that is the offspring of Chenin blanc and Gouais blanc.winepros.com.au. This makes the grape the sibling of the Armagnac Meslier-Saint-François an ...
and Sauvignon blanc
is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in ...
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