Wine Regions
The Catalan wine region includes 9 Denominació d'Origen or Denominación de Origen (DO) and 1 Denominació d'Origen Qualificada (DOQ) region – the Priorat. The Catalunya DO is a generic appellation that covers the entire region for wines that do not fall under any other DO designation.
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