Montsant DOP in the province of Tarragona in the region of Catalonia
Official name
Denominació d'Origen Montsant
Type
Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established
2002
Country
Spain
Precipitation (annual average)
400–600 mm
Size of planted vineyards
1,844 hectares (4,557 acres)
No. of wineries
55[1]
Wine produced
45,549 hectolitres
Comments
Data for 2016 / 2017
Montsant DOP in Catalonia
Montsant (Catalan pronunciation:[munˈsan]) is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for wine located in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) and covers 12 municipalities. It was previously known as the Falset subzone of Tarragona (DO), and was created as a separate DO in the early 2000s. Regional approval came in 2001, and from 2002 wines were sold as Montsant rather than Tarragona.[2][3][4]
Montsant takes its name from the Montsant Mountains in the area.
Under the auspices of the DOP Montsant, the region has seen rapid growth, starting with 28 official cellars in 2002 which grew to number 55 currently.[1] Approximately 94% of the production is of red wine with 62% exportation outside Spain, 28% consumed in Catalonia, and 10% sold to the rest of Spain.[1]
^ abc"DO Montsant". www.domontsant.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^Miquel Hudin (2014), Vinologue Montsant, Vinologue, p. 312, ISBN 978-0-9837718-9-0
^Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Montsant". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 453. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
^DO Regulations, published in DOGC no. 4414 dated 28-6-2005. In Catalan
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gives its name to the Montsant wine-producing area. MontsantDO Catalan Pre-Coastal Range Parc Natural de la Serra de Montsant Mountains of Catalonia...
the DOQ Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are certified as DOMontsant although this region also has a small segment of the neighboring comarca...
300 ft) above sea level. Priorat is almost entirely surrounded by the DOMontsant, which makes wine in a similar style. The demarcated zone has a total...
culture. The Montsant DOP was formed in 2001 in the area around Falset, Tarragona to distinguish itself from the wines of the greater Tarragona DO. This upland...
DOP's in Catalonia: Alella Cava Conca de Barberà Costers del Segre Empordà Montsant Penedès Pla de Bages Priorat Tarragona Terra Alta The authorised grape...
form of geographical classification (2 DOCa/DOQ, 68 DO, 7 VC, 19 VP, and 42 VT). The Spanish DO is actually a subset of the EU-sponsored QWPSR (Quality...
the quality wines of boutique cellars from both DOQ Priorat as well as DOMontsant. He was selected as the recipient of the Geoffrey Roberts Award for his...
onsight of an 8b+ (5.14a) route in history when she climbed Hidrofobia in Montsant, Spain. Bereziartu was a keen bouldering climber, in which she also set...
5000 BC, such as those of Sant Gregori (Falset) and el Filador (Margalef de Montsant). The most important sites from these eras, all excavated in the region...
owner of the Mas Perinet winery producing both DOMontsant and DOC Priorat wines in La Morera de Montsant. There are many artists and authors of songs that...
Scala Dei Charterhouse (Cartoixa Scala Dei or Escaladei), La Morera de Montsant (1285–1769) Tarragona Distillery, Tarragona (1903–1933; distillery of chartreuse...
Wine): Priorat, Penedès, Catalunya, Costers del Segre, Conca de Barberà, Montsant, Alella, Tarragona, Empordà, Pla del Bages and Terra Alta. The sparkling...
Fructuous in the Cathedral of Tarragona (1592); parish church of Cornudella de Montsant (1599); and the parish church of the Apostle James at Riudoms (1617). In...
BC, such as those of Sant Gregori (Falset) and el Filador (Margalef de Montsant). The Neolithic era began in Catalonia around 4500 BC, although the population...
Casablanca Playa Hotel, then spent the last two nights at the Hotel Residencia Montsant. On 19 July, Atta returned to the United States, flying on Delta Air Lines...
varietal wines. The grape is also found in the DOPs of Costers del Segre, Montsant, Penedès, Tarragona, and Terra Alta. In Catalan the grape is called Samsó...
purposes. Flying wines are often encountered in Priorat, neighboring DOMontsant, and other regions where winemaking is the dominant aspect of day-to-day...
rebuilding. The Carthusian monastery of Scala Dei is founded in the region of Montsant in Catalonia. June 1 – Battle of Shamkor: Georgians defeat the Ildenizids...
and sponsored the building of the Carthusian Scala Dei monastery in the Montsant region. Under his leadership the reform Council of Lleida was called to...
in 2016. 2006 : April, Josune Bereziartu onsighted Hydrofobia, in the Montsant, Spain, first-ever female onsight at 8b+ (5.14a) 2006 : June, Sonnie Trotter...
mayor or by at least 1/4 of the Council Membership. The Municipal Council does not formulate major laws, but drafts regulations related to legislation from...
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