Bailén is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of

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. ''Vino de la Tierra'' is one step below the mainstream

Denominación de Origen In Spain and Latin America, the (; )In other languages of Spain: * Catalan: (). * (). * (). is part of a regulatory geographical indication system used primarily for foodstuffs such as cheeses, condiments, honey, and meats, among others. ...

indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder. The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities:

Bailén Bailén (archaically known as Baylen in English) is a town in the province of Jaén, Spain. History Bailén is probably the ancient Baecula, where the Romans, under Scipio the Elder, signally defeated the Carthaginians in 209 and 206 B.C. In ...

Baños de la Encina Baños de la Encina is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to 2024 INE figures, the city had a population of 2563 inhabitants. The 10th-century Burgalimar Castle is located on the southern edge of the town. See also * Lis ...

Guarromán Guarromán is a town in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to 2024 INE figures, the city had a population of 2,760. See also * List of municipalities in Jaén Jaén is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which ...

Mengíbar Mengíbar is municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The municipality has a total area of 62.34 km2 and, as of 1 January 2022, it has a registered population of 9,965. History Lying on ...

Torredelcampo Torredelcampo is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. The village is located 11 km northwest of Jaén, bordering the highway A-316, at 640 meters above sea level . According to the 2006 census ( INE), the city has a population o ...

and Villanueva de la Reina, in the province of Jaén (Andalusia,

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). It acquired its ''Vino de la Tierra'' status in 2004. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. In Spanish

Grape varieties

* White: Molinera and

Pedro Ximénez Pedro Ximénez (also known as PX and many other variations; Andalusian Spanish, Andalusian pronunciation ) is the name of a white Spanish wine grape variety grown in several Spanish wine regions but most notably in the (DO) of Montilla-Moriles. ...

* Rosé: Molinera and

Tempranillo Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del País 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 it ...

* Red: Molinera,

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 Lebano ...

and

Garnacha tinta Grenache (; ) or Garnacha () is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. Niels Lillelund: ''Rhône-Vinene'' p. 25, JP Bøger – JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. . It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry condit ...

References

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