Until 2006, valid designation for the Spanish DO area Empordà (Spanish: Ampurdán); see there.
The DO area (Spanish: Ampurdán) is located in the far north-east corner of Spain on the Mediterranean coast in the Catalonia region and borders on the French Roussillon. The area is considered one of the cradles of Spanish viticulture. The vineyards cover 2,300 hectares of vineyards on limestone soil and are located 200 metres above sea level, often in...
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