- BrandGrand Recosind
- CountrySpain
- TypeRed Wine
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000047422
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Grand Recosind Crianca 2017
A Red wine from Empordà, Catalunya, Spain. Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo.
Empordà is a DO in Catalonia, in the far north-eastern corner of Spain. On the border with France, it lies south of the French Roussillon region, with which it shares a similar winemaking heritage.
Empordà was accorded DO status in 1972, when it was known as Empordà-Costa Brava. The DO's shortened title – derived from the ancient Greek name for the zone, "Emporiae" – came into effect in 2006.
Wineries in the region are a mixed bag - relatively typical of the renaissance of some less well-known Spanish regions - and range from old farmhouse, familial affairs to stark, modern, state-of-the-art wineries to restored and repurposed ancient buildings.
Winemaking in Empordà dates back to the 6th Century BC and throughout the Middle Ages, vineyards tended by monks and nuns from nearby monasteries and abbeys flourished. By the late 19th Century, however, phylloxera dealt a hefty blow, and many of the affected terraced vineyards have never been replanted.