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Ribera del Gállego-Cinco Villas is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the wine-producing areas of Ribera del Gállego and the Cinco Villas, in the provinces of Huesca and Zaragoza, in the autonomous region of
Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
, Spain. ''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 about 10 municipalities in the province of Huesca and about 20 in the province of Zaragoza (Aragon, Spain). It acquired its ''Vino de la Tierra'' status in 2003. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. In Spanish


Grape varieties

* White:
Macabeo Macabeo, also called Viura or Macabeu (, ), is a white variety of wine grape. It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. Spanish ...
and Garnacha blanca * Red:
Moristel Moristel is a minor Spanish red grape variety. It is mainly found in the autonomous region of Aragon and is one of the authorized varieties of the Somontano Somontano is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines, created in ...
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Mazuela Mazuela is a municipality and town located in the Burgos (province), province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to a 2008 estimate (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 97 inhabitant ...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
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Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...
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Tempranillo Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its ...
, Garnacha tinta and
Syrah Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse B ...


References

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