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LEARNING ABOUT WINE Spain’s DOs: Why Spain Has So Many Wine Regions?

May 15, 2026May 11, 2026 by Mitch RABINOWITZ

Spain’s DOs: Why Spain Has So Many Wine Regions? In Spanish wine, place often comes before country. Rioja, Rías Baixas, Ribera del Duero, and Jerez appear first. Those names belong to a legal system. In Spain, the most familiar unit in that system is the DO, short for Denominación de Origen. A DO ties a … Read more

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