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Ribera de Queiles is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the province of Zaragoza (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 ...
) and in the southern part of
Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern 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 the municipalities of
Grisel Grisel is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Naciona ...
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Lituénigo Lituénigo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Naci ...
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Los Fayos Los Fayos is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 153 inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) The ''Instituto Nacional de Estadíst ...
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Malón ''Malón'' (from the Mapudungun ''maleu,'' to inflict damage to the enemy) is the name given to plunder raids carried out by Mapuche warriors, who rode horses into Spanish, Chilean and Argentine territories from the 17th to the 19th centuries, as ...
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Novallas Novallas is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It belongs to the "comarca" (county) of Tarazona y el Moncayo. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 807 inhabitants. Geography ...
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Santa Cruz de Moncayo Santa Cruz de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * In ...
, Tarazona,
Torrellas Torrellas is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 312 inhabitants. Geography Torrellas is located in the northwest of the province of Zarago ...
and
Vierlas Vierlas is a municipality located in Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 98 inhabitants. Location Vierlas is located in the province of Zaragoza on the road between Tarazon ...
in the province of Zaragoza, and the municipalities of Ablitas, Barillas, Cascante,
Monteagudo Monteagudo is the name of: * Monteagudo, Bolivia, a town in Bolivia * Monteagudo, Navarre, a town and municipality located in the province of Navarre, Spain * Monteagudo del Castillo, a town and municipality in the province of Teruel, Spain * Monte ...
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Murchante Murchante is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. References External linksAyuntamiento de MurchanteMURCHANTE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia Euskomedia Fun ...
, and parts of
Tudela Tudela may refer to: *Tudela, Navarre, a town and municipality in northern Spain ** Benjamin of Tudela Medieval Jewish traveller ** William of Tudela, Medieval troubadour who wrote the first part of the ''Song of the Albigensian Crusade'' ** Battl ...
and Tulebras in Navarre. The area acquired its ''Vino de la Tierra'' status in 2003.


Authorized grape varieties

Only the following red varieties are authorized: *
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 ...
, Graciano,
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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