Spanish White Grapes

Albariño: This wine grape is grown in Galicia (Northwest Spain) where it's used to make varietal white wines.

Macabeo: Also called Viura, it's widely grown in the Rioja, Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Southern Spain. This grape is used to make white wine and Cava.

Moscatel: This kind of grape is produced in Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Navarre, Aragón and Catalonia, and the Canary Islands. It is also used to produce some dry white wines, sometimes blended with other grape varieties.

Parellada: Specially grown in Catalonia. With Macabeo and Xarel-lo, is one of the three traditional varieties used to make the sparkling wine Cava. This kind of grape provides body and structure.

Pedro Ximénez: Important variety used to make light white table wines as well as super sweet and concentrated Sherry dessert wines that are among the world's best and most sought after.

Verdejo:: These grapes are generally harvested at night. This means that the grapes enter the cellar at the lower night-time temperature of between 10-15 Cº, in order to protect full aromas.

Xarel-lo: This wine can be strongly flavored, and is more aromatic than the other two Cava grape varieties, Parellada and Macabeo.