Vino de Pago is a classification for Spanish wine applied to individual vineyards or wine estates, unlike the Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) 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 2021, there were 20 Vinos de Pago.
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.[1] 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. So far, all Vinos de Pago are located in Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Navarra and Valencia.
List of Vinos de Pago
edit| 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[2] |
| 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[3] |
| Pago Calzadilla | Huete | Castilla-La Mancha | 2011 | 26[4] |
| Pago Aylés | Ayles | Aragon | 2010 | 70[5] |
| Pago de Los Balagueses | Utiel-Requena | Valencia | 2011 | 18[6] |
| Vera de Estenas | Utiel | Valencia | 2013 | 45 |
| El Pago de Vallegarcía | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | 2019 | 31[7] |
| Pago de La Jaraba | Cuenca | La Mancha | 2019 | 80[8] |
| Pago Los Cerrillos | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | 2019 | ?[9] |
| Pago del Vicario | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | 2020 | 130 |
References
edit- ^ "Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas (D.O.P.) Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas (I.G.P.) - Información General de Interés". www.mapa.gob.es. Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food (Spain). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Gourments Nacional: Vino D.O. Pago de Otazu
- ^ "DOP El Terrerazo Mustiguillo Vino Pago". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "PAGO CALZADILLA". www.pagocalzadilla.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Aylés". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Felipe Montalbán (Ed.): Intervinos Guía 2012, Internet Vinos S. L., ISBN 9788493844943, p. 9
- ^ "Castilla-La Mancha (And Spanish Wine) has a Very Good Day: Three New Vinos de Pago approved! – Wine, Wit, and Wisdom".
- ^ "Esto han conseguido los vinos de los Cerrillos, Vallegarcía y la Jaraba | VinosCLM". 14 June 2019.
- ^ "III.- OTRAS DISPOSICIONES Y ACTOS" (in Spanish). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-24.