Spanish Wine Regions

Denominación de Origen (Denomination of Origin, DOCa) is the name of a region or a specific place that is used to describe an agricultural product or foodstuff of the origin, similar to the French Appellation, and is the category more widespread in quality wines related to the geographical characteristics, mode of cultivation, varieties strains and processes.

The Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) is reserved for wines that meet specific criteria of quality and consistency. There are only two DOCa in Spain. In 1991 this name was Rioja and Priorat 2001.