Vino de Pago
Vino de Pago is a classification for Spanish wine applied to individual vineyards or wine estates, unlike the Denominación de Origen (DO) or Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) which is applied to an entire wine region. The Vino de Pago classification was introduced in 2003 by a decision in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, to help further improve the quality of Spanish wine. As of 2012, there were 15 Vinos de Pago.[1]
The quality requirements for a Vino de Pago correspond to those for a DOCa wine, and wine estates that are classified as Vino de Pago are subject to separate requirements rather than those of the wine region where they are located.[2] One of the requirements is that the estate may only use their own grapes for their wines. The Spanish word pago comes from the Latin word pagus, meaning a country district.
When introduced, the new regulation met with particular interest in Castilla-La Mancha, where the first Vinos de Pago were created.[3] So far, all Vinos de Pago are located in Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Navarra and Valencia.[4]
List of Vinos de Pago
Name | Location | Region | Year | Area (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dominio de Valdepusa (Marques de Griñón) | Toledo | Castilla-La Mancha | 2003 | 50 |
Finca Élez (Manuel Manzaneque) | Albacete | Castilla-La Mancha | 2003 | 39 |
Guijoso | Albacete | Castilla-La Mancha | 2004 | 99 |
Dehesa del Carrizal | Ciudad Real | Castilia-La Mancha | 2006 | 22 |
Arínzano | Navarra | Navarra | 2007 | 128 |
Prado de Irache | Navarra | Navarra | 2008 | 16 |
Otazu | Navarra | Navarra | 2008 | 92[5] |
Campo de la Guardia | Toledo | Castilla-La Mancha | 2009 | 81 |
Pago Florentino | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | 2009 | 58 |
Casa del Blanco | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | 2010 | 93 |
El Terrerazo | Utiel-Requena | Valencia | 2010 | 89[6] |
Pago Calzadilla | Huete | Castilla-La Mancha | 2011 | 26[7] |
Pago Aylés | Ayles | Aragon | 2010 | 70[8] |
Pago de Los Balagueses | Utiel-Requena | Valencia | 2011 | 18[9] |
Pago de Chozas Carrascal | San Antonio de Requena | Valencia | 2012 | 40[4] |
Vera de Estenas | Utiel | Valencia | 2013 | 45 |
La Finca Bolandín | Ablitas | Navarra | 2014 | 137 |
References
- ↑ "Calidad agroalimentaria - Alimentación - mapama.es". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas (D.O.P.) Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas (I.G.P.) - Información General de Interés, Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, accessed 2012-10-20
- ↑ So what exactly is a Pago?, John Radford's Blog 2011-11-13
- 1 2 Bodegas Chozas Carrascal gets Vino de Pago status, Decanter 2012-10-12
- ↑ Gourments Nacional: Vino D.O. Pago de Otazu
- ↑ "DOP El Terrerazo Mustiguillo Vino Pago". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ "PAGO CALZADILLA". www.pagocalzadilla.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ "Aylés". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ Felipe Montalbán (Ed.): Intervinos Guía 2012, Internet Vinos S. L., ISBN 9788493844943, p. 9