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30.10.2011
As you might not know there are more than 60 Appellations of Origin in Spain!, though Ribera and Rioja, are among the oldest Appellations and therefore have had more time to build a reputation and ensure that consumers see them as quality trademarks.
Yet, we cannot deny the evidence: quality wines exist not only in the Ribera del Duero and Rioja. We can drink great wines from the Tierra del Vino de Zamora, Valdeorras, Jumilla, utiel-Requena, Ribera Sacra, paid, and many others. Then, why is it impossible to find more wine-region references in the majority of bars and restaurants? The answer is clear, consumers prefer to be safe in the decisions, they are afraid of risk, and first and foremost, there is a profound ignorance of the wealth that Spain has in variety of wines.
Appellations of Origin refer to wines from a specific geographical area. The vine is particularly susceptible to be differentiated in various areas, since the different conditions of soil, climate, orography, etc.. All these factors allow getting completely different wines, particularly concerning its organoleptic properties and structure. This makes Spain is one of the richest countries, in wine terms, of the world.
In conclusion, the question we must ask to ourselves is whether the ?not well-known? Appellations of Origin are doing what is necessary to ensure that this situation changes. What is clear is that ?the big four? Appellations in Spain are taking the steps to stay on top and not to lose market share with huge advertising campaigns. Others, such as Toro, Vinos de Madrid, or Priorat have made some improvements towards the right direction and little by little are achieving a quality trademark. But given the existing resources today, with social networks and the internet in general, this lack of performance of the least known cannot be explained.
Source: http://www.vendervino.com/en/%c2%bfmas-alla-del-ribera-o-rioja/
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Fecha mayo de 2008(2008-05)
Fuente Self-made (data taken from Ministerio de Agricultura and the respective consejos reguladores of the DO regions.)
Autor Tyk based on Image:Comunidades_autónomas_de_España.svg created by Emilio Gómez Fernández
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Yet, we cannot deny the evidence: quality wines exist not only in the Ribera del Duero and Rioja. We can drink great wines from the Tierra del Vino de Zamora, Valdeorras, Jumilla, utiel-Requena, Ribera Sacra, paid, and many others. Then, why is it impossible to find more wine-region references in the majority of bars and restaurants? The answer is clear, consumers prefer to be safe in the decisions, they are afraid of risk, and first and foremost, there is a profound ignorance of the wealth that Spain has in variety of wines.
Appellations of Origin refer to wines from a specific geographical area. The vine is particularly susceptible to be differentiated in various areas, since the different conditions of soil, climate, orography, etc.. All these factors allow getting completely different wines, particularly concerning its organoleptic properties and structure. This makes Spain is one of the richest countries, in wine terms, of the world.
In conclusion, the question we must ask to ourselves is whether the ?not well-known? Appellations of Origin are doing what is necessary to ensure that this situation changes. What is clear is that ?the big four? Appellations in Spain are taking the steps to stay on top and not to lose market share with huge advertising campaigns. Others, such as Toro, Vinos de Madrid, or Priorat have made some improvements towards the right direction and little by little are achieving a quality trademark. But given the existing resources today, with social networks and the internet in general, this lack of performance of the least known cannot be explained.
Source: http://www.vendervino.com/en/%c2%bfmas-alla-del-ribera-o-rioja/
FREE USE IMAGE
www.wikipedia.org
Fecha mayo de 2008(2008-05)
Fuente Self-made (data taken from Ministerio de Agricultura and the respective consejos reguladores of the DO regions.)
Autor Tyk based on Image:Comunidades_autónomas_de_España.svg created by Emilio Gómez Fernández
Permiso
(Reutilizando este archivo) GFDL or Creative Commons ? Attribution ? Share-Alike ? 2.5
