CELEX: 32018D1204(01)
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 November 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of an application for amendment of a specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Cataluña/Catalunya (PDO))

4.12.2018   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  C 437/5
               
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         of 27 November 2018
         on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of an application for amendment of a specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
         (Cataluña/Catalunya (PDO))
         (2018/C 437/05)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 97(3) thereof,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     Spain has sent an application for amendment of the specification for the name ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     The Commission has examined the application and concluded that the conditions laid down in Articles 93 to 96, Article 97(1), and Articles 100, 101 and 102 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 have been met.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     In order to allow for the presentation of statements of opposition in accordance with Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the application for amendment of the specification for the name ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,
                  
               HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
         
            Sole Article
            The application for amendment of the specification for the name ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ (PDO), in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, is contained in the Annex to this Decision.
            In accordance with Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the publication of this Decision confers the right to oppose the amendment of the specification referred to in the first paragraph of this Article within two months of the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 27 November 2018.
            
               
                  For the Commission
               
               Phil HOGAN
               
                  Member of the Commission
               
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            
               ‘CATALUÑA’/‘CATALUNYA’
            
            
               PDO-ES-A1549-AM03
            
            
               Date of application: 14.11.2016
            
            REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
            1.   Rules applicable to the amendment
            
            Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council — Non-minor modification
            2.   Description and reasons for amendment
            
            2.1.   Enlargement of the production area
            
            This amendment affects point 4 of the specification (Demarcation of the geographical area) and point 6 of the single document (Demarcated area).
            It is a response to requests from the growers and wineries in the municipalities covered by the enlargement, which have for years been producing wines of demonstrated quality, under the same soil and climate conditions and with the same historical context as the rest of the municipalities that formed the production area at the time when this Designation of Origin was created.
            This has been demonstrated by a technical analysis commissioned for the purpose (Estudio de aptitud del territorio de Catalunya para el cultivo de la vid, según factores edafoclimáticos e históricos. Propuesta de sectorización de la DO CATALUNYA [‘Study on the suitability of the land in Catalonia for vine-growing, according to soil, climate and historical factors. Sector division proposal for PDO ‘CATALUÑA’/‘CATALUNYA’], Limonium, 2014). According to that study, the soils of the newly incorporated municipalities (in terms of their composition, texture and structure), the climate factors that condition them (temperature, rainfall, sunshine, temperature range, evapotranspiration/water deficit and frosts), and an identical human factor (history and culture) guarantee that the organoleptic profile of the wines produced is identical to that defined in the product specification for each of the product categories.
            The enlargement concerns the following 74 municipalities:
            
                         
                     
                     
                        Aguilar de Segarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albagés, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alfarràs
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arenys de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arenys de Munt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Badalona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Baronia de Rialb, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellcaire d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bigues i Riells
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bisbal d'Empordà, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bovera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bruc, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabacés
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabrera de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Calella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Canonja, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Capafons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cardedeu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellolí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Conca de Dalt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Corçà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Febró, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Franqueses del Vallès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gaià
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gimenells i el Pla de la Font
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Granollers
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ivars d'Urgell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ivars de Noguera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Juncosa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llardecans
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lliçà d'Amunt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llorenç del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lloret de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Maials
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Marçà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Massoteres
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mataró
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-ral
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-ras
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-roig del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Os de Balaguer
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pla del Penedès, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Segur, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Prades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Salàs de Pallars
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Cebrià de Vallalta
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Codines
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Guíxols
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Iscle de Vallalta
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Jordi Desvalls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Llorenç Savall
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Martí Vell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Pol de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sentmenat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Siurana d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sort
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tallada d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tivissa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tordera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrefarrera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tortellà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ullà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallgorguina
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vandellós i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ventalló
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilademuls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilamalla
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova de Prades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilassar de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilopriu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vinyols i els Arcs
                     
                  2.2.   Lower acidity
            
            This amendment affects point 2.1.3 of the specification (Physical and chemical properties) and point 4 of the single document (Description of the wine(s)).
            Total tartaric acid has been reduced because in recent harvests it has become increasingly difficult for wineries to reach the established threshold. Products often failed to pass analytical checks, despite scoring high in organoleptic testing. It was therefore decided that the minimum total acidity would be reduced to the value laid down in EU rules.
            As a result, the minimum total acidity value has been reduced to 3,5 g/l, expressed in tartaric acid, for the three categories of product, irrespective of colour.
            2.3.   Changes to alcoholic strength limits for the wine and semi-sparkling wine product categories
            
            The removal of the actual alcoholic strength ceiling is inversely linked to the previous point. As the climate becomes hotter and drier with each passing year, total acidity drops and the alcoholic strength of the wines — particularly red wines — increases.
            Although at first glance it may seem incongruous to eliminate the upper limit for one value and reduce the limit for the other, these changes have been requested for different product types, albeit from the same category.
            Nowadays, to obtain the necessary quality in wines intended for ageing, a good phenolic ripeness of the skin and pips is essential. It is a well-known fact that phenolic ripeness often lags behind sugar ripeness (i.e. the sugar-to-acid ratio in the pulp). As a result of climate change — today undisputed among the scientific community — a growing gap between sugar ripeness and phenolic ripeness is becoming increasingly frequent. This results in pulp with a high sugar concentration at harvest, meaning that the resulting wine has a higher alcohol content.
            In young and semi-sparkling wines, however, the preference has been gradually shifting to lower alcoholic strengths. As prolonged soaking with the skins is not required for the production of young wines, a lack of phenolic ripeness is not as decisive as it is for wines intended for ageing.
            As a result:
            
                        —
                     
                     
                        The maximum actual alcoholic strength of 15 % vol. has been removed (changing point 2.1.1. of the specification but not affecting the single document).
                     
                  
                        —
                     
                     
                        The maximum total volumetric alcohol content laid down in EU legislation is applied (changing point 2.1 of the specification and point 4 of the single document).
                     
                  
                        —
                     
                     
                        The minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume is reduced to 4,5 % vol. for white, rosé and red wines entitled to use the qualifier xispejant (changing point 2.1.1. of the specification and point 4 of the single document).
                     
                  
                        —
                     
                     
                        Minimum actual strength and total alcoholic strength are reduced for semi-sparkling wines (changing point 2.1.2 of the specification and point 4 of the single document).
                     
                  2.4.   Introduction of the labelling term Xispejant
            
            This amendment affects point 8.3 of the specification (Presentation and labelling of products) and point 9 of the single document (Essential further conditions). An organoleptic description is introduced in point 2.2.1 of the specification and point 4 of the single document.
            The qualifier xispejant is intended to be used to label some of the young wines with a lower alcoholic strength. The aim is to attract new consumers, preferably from the 20-30 age group (who will undoubtedly be responsible for carrying on the wine-drinking tradition in the future).
            The term is to be used to evoke a lower-alcohol product with residual sugars and a slight presence of naturally occurring carbon dioxide (the Catalan word xispejant means ‘tangy’). These wines are therefore accessible and easy to drink, ideal for the first-time consumer whose tastes will later become more sophisticated and move on to other more serious, complex wines.
            Catalan society has a historical and cultural link with wines featuring naturally occurring carbon dioxide, as demonstrated by the fact that the specification already features a ‘semi-sparkling wine’ category, and by Catalonia's major sparkling wine production industry, whose origins date back to the first half of the nineteenth century.
            2.5.   Increase in barrel capacity
            
            This amendment affects point 2 of the specification (Product description), for wines labelled with the words Barrica (‘Barrel’) or Roble (‘Oak’). It does not affect the single document.
            Barrel capacity is increased from the current limit of 330 litres to 600 litres, the maximum volume at which, under the prevailing Spanish rules, the words Barrica and Roble can be used in labelling and presentation to describe the ageing of PDO ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ products.
            The maximum capacity currently stated in the specification, 330 litres, presents an obstacle to the competitiveness of PDO ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ wineries vis-à-vis other designations of origin. The cost of ageing per litre of wine is higher with the current maximum barrel volume than it would be with 600-litre barrels.
            Besides, the market trend is shifting towards wines that are less influenced by wood. Increasing barrel capacity reduces the ratio of inner surface to volume of wine stored, therefore also reducing the aromas and tannins contributed by the wood per litre of wine.
            2.6.   Removal of planting density rules
            
            This amendment affects point 3 of the specification (Specific cultivation and oenological practices) and point 5 of the single document (Wine-making practices).
            Until now, planting density has been restricted to between 1 800 vines per hectare (minimum) and 4 500 vines per hectare (maximum). However, it is considered that the production yields laid down in the specification already provide enough control, and so the planting density rules should be removed.
            2.7.   Maximum total alcoholic strength
            
            This amendment affects point 2.1 of the specification and point 4 of the single document (Description of the wine(s)).
            Any values that are not expressly stated must be compliant the established legal limits, and the descriptions of the various categories of wine include general statements to the effect that the limits laid down in EU law apply.
            SINGLE DOCUMENT
            1.   Registered name
            
            ‘Cataluña’
            ‘Catalunya’
            2.   Geographical indication type
            
            PDO — Protected Designation of Origin
            3.   Categories of grapevine products
            
            
                     
                        1.
                     
                     
                        Wine
                     
                  
                     
                        3.
                     
                     
                        Liqueur wine
                     
                  
                     
                        8.
                     
                     
                        Semi-sparkling wine
                     
                  4.   Description of the wine(s)
            
            
               Wine — Whites
            
            These wines are modern and innovative. Their colour ranges from pale yellow with greenish hints to intense golden tones. The wines' aromatic intensity is medium to high, and they are more or less structured depending on vine yield. They feature moderate acidity and a good alcohol content, and leave the drinker wanting to take another sip. Floral and/or fruity notes are predominant in the younger wines, while wood-ageing lends the matured wines tertiary aromas characterised by vanilla and even toasted tones. The young wines are light and fresh, while the more mature wines are more unctuous and reminiscent of the barrels in which they are aged.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: 200 mg/l if the sugar content is less than 5 g/l and 250 mg/l if it is 5 g/l or higher.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,3 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               Wine — Rosés
            
            These wines are modern and innovative. Their colour ranges from bright red with an iridescent violet sheen to intermediate orange tones to onion skins. The wines' aromatic intensity is medium to high, and they are more or less structured depending on vine yield. They have a good alcohol content, and leave the drinker wanting to take another sip. These wines are light, fresh and balanced.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: 200 mg/l if the sugar content is less than 5 g/l and 250 mg/l if it is 5 g/l or higher.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        10,5 
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,3 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               Wine — Reds
            
            Depending on ageing, their colour ranges from an intense cherry colour to faint ruby with a hint of ochre. The wines' aromatic intensity is medium to high, with the extent of their structure depending on the vine yield. They feature moderate acidity and a good alcohol content, and leave the drinker wanting to take another sip. The young wines are light and full of flavour, whereas fermenting and/or ageing in wooden barrels leads to well-rounded and longer-lasting wines that are mild but structured.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Volatile acidity may exceed 1 mEq/l for each degree of alcoholic strength in excess of 11 % and year of ageing, up to 20 mEq/l.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: 150 mg/l if the sugar content is less than 5 g/l and 200 mg/l if it is 5 g/l or higher.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        11,5 
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,33 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               Wine — Lower-alcohol whites, rosés and reds (xispejant)
            
            See the descriptions of whites, rosés and reds above.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: if the sugar content is below 5 g/l, 200 mg/l for whites and rosés and 150 mg/l for reds; if the sugar content is 5 g/l or above, 250 mg/l for whites and rosés and 200 mg/l for reds.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        4,5 
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,3 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               Semi-sparkling wine
            
            The characteristics must be the same as those described in the above paragraphs for the wine colour in question, but with the added presence of bubbles. The wines are balanced and fresh, with a slight tingling sensation due to the release of carbon dioxide.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: if the sugar content is below 5 g/l, 200 mg/l for whites and rosés and 150 mg/l for reds; if the sugar content is 5 g/l or above, 250 mg/l for whites and rosés and 200 mg/l for reds.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        7
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,3 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               Liqueur wines
            
            Liqueur wines range from opaque, intense colours to the more evolved tones described for whites and reds, even reaching amber shades depending on maturity. The wines have a slight warmth, with more fruity aromas in those not subject to wood-ageing, while aldehyde and nut flavours characterise the more mature wines. They are warm, unctuous and persistent.
            Maximum total alcoholic strength: the maximum limits laid down in EU law apply.
            Volatile acidity may exceed 1 mEq/l for each degree of alcoholic strength in excess of 11 % and year of ageing, up to 20 mEq/l.
            Maximum sulphur dioxide: 150 mg/l if the sugar content is less than 5 g/l and 200 mg/l if it is 5 g/l or higher.
            General analytical characteristics
            
                        Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)
                     
                     
                        15
                     
                  
                        Minimum total acidity
                     
                     
                        3,5  in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
                     
                  
                        Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)
                     
                     
                        13,3 
                     
                  
                        Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  5.   Wine making practices
            
            a.   Specific oenological practices
            
            Relevant restriction on making wines
            The utmost care must be exercised when harvesting the grapes. The wines covered by this PDO may only be made with healthy grapes that are ripe enough to produce wines with a minimum natural alcoholic strength of 9,5 % vol. or above for zone CII and 10 % vol. or above for zone CIII, as required by EU legislation.
            Appropriate pressure is applied to extract the must or wine and separate it from the grape skins, ensuring that no more than 70 litres of wine are yielded from every 100 kg of harvested grapes.
            b.   Maximum yields
            
            White varieties
            12 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare
            White varieties
            84 hectolitres per hectare
            Red varieties
            10 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare
            Red varieties
            70 hectolitres per hectare
            6.   Demarcated area
            
            
                         
                     
                     
                        Abrera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Agramunt: former annexed district of Montclar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Aguilar de Segarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Agullana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Aiguamúrcia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albagés, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albi, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albiol, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Aleixar, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alfarràs
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alcarràs: parcels 9022, 9017 and 9005 of cadastral polygon 6 and parcels 3, 57, 9001, 9003, 9004, 9007 and 9027 of cadastral polygon 15
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Albinyana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alcover
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alforja
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Algerri
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alió
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Almacelles: Parcels 25, 180, 193 and 196 of cadastral polygon 5
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Almenar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Almoster
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alòs de Balaguer
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Alpicat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Altafulla
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ametlla de Mar, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Almetlla de Segarra, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arbeca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arboç, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arenys de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arenys de Munt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Argentera, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Argentona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Arnes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Artés
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Artesa de Segre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ascó
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Avinyó
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Avinyonet de Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Avinyonet de Puigventós
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Badalona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Balaguer
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Balsareny
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Banyeres del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Barbera de la Conca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Barcelona: parcel 1 of cadastral polygon 1
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Baronia de Rialb
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Batea
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Begues
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Begur
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Belianes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellaguarda
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellcaire d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellmunt del Priorat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellprat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bellvei
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Benissanet
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bigues i Riells
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bisbal d'Empordà, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bisbal del Penedès, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bisbal de Falset, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Biure
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Blancafort
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Boadella i les Escaules Bonastre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Borges Blanques, las: parcels 30 and 96 of cadastral polygon 9; parcels 114, 165 and 167 of cadastral polygon 21, and parcels 118, 119 and 120 of cadastral polygon 22
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Borges del Camp, les
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bot
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Botarell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bovera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bràfim
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Bruc, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabacés
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabanes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabanyes, les
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabassers
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabra del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabrera d'Igualada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabrera de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cabrils
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cadaqués
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Calafell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Calders
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Caldes de Montbui: parcel 57 of cadastral polygon 1 and parcel 12 of cadastral polygon 2
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Calella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Callús
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Calonge
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cambrils
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Canonja, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Canovelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cantallops
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Canyelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Capafons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Capellades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Capçanes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Capmany
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cardedeu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cardona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Carme
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Caseres
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castell-Platja d'Aro
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castell de Mur: annexed districts of Cellers and Guardia de Tremp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellbisbal
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellet i la Gornal
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellfollit del Boix
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellgalí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellnou de Bages
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castelló de Farfanya
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellolí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellvell del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellví de la Marca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Castellví de Rosanes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Catllar, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cervelló
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cervià de les Garrigues
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cistella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ciutadilla
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Colera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Collbató
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Colldejou
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Conca de Dalt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Conesa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Constantí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Copons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Corbera de Llobregat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Corçà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Corbera d'Ebre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cornudella de Montsant
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Creixell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cruïlles; Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cubells: parcel 90 of cadastral polygon 7
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cubelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Cunit
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Darnius
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Duesaigües
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Esparraguera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Espluga Calba, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Espluga de Francolí, l'
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Espolla
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Falset
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Fatarella, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Febró, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Figuera, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Figueres
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Figuerola del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Flix
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Floresta, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Fogars de Montclús
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Fonollosa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Font-rubí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Foradada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Forallac
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Forés
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Franqueses del Vallès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Fulleda
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gaià
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gandesa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Garcia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Garidells, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Garriguella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gavet de la Conca and its annexed districts Sant Cristofol de la Vall, Sant Martí de Barcedana and Sant Miquel de la Vall
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gelida
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gimenells i el Pla de la Font
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ginestar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Granada, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Granollers
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Granyanella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Granyena de Segarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Gratallops
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Guiamets, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Guimerà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Horta de Sant Joan
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Hostalets de Pierola, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Igualada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Isona i Conca Dellà and its annexed districts Conques, Figuerola d'Orcau, Orcau-Basturs and Sant Romà d'Abella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ivars d'Urgell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ivars de Noguera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Jonquera, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Jorba
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Juncosa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Juneda: parcel 487 of cadastral polygon 5, parcels 14, 15, 16, 33, 34 and 37 of cadastral polygon 12, and parcels 3, 4 and 5 of cadastral polygon 13
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llacuna, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llançà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llardecans
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lleida: annexed districts of Raimat and Sucs
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llers
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lliçà d'Amunt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llimiana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lloar, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Llorenç del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Lloret de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Maials
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Maldà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Manresa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Marçà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Margalef
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Marsà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Martorell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Martorelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masarac
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masllorenç
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masnou, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masó, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Maspujols
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masquefa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Masroig, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Massoteres
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mataró
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mediona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Menàrguens
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Milà, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Miravet
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Molar, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mollet de Peralada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montgat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Monistrol de Calders
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montblanc
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montbrió del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montferri
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montmell, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montoliu de Segarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montornès de Segarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Montornès del Vallès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-ral
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-ras
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mont-roig del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Móra d'Ebre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Móra la Nova
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Morell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Morera de Montsant, la, and its annexed district Scala-dei
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Mura
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Nalec
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Navarcles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Navàs
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Nou de Gaiá, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Nulles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Òdena
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Olèrdola
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Olesa de Bonesvalls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Olivella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Omells de na Gaia, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Omellons, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Orpí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Òrrius
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Os de Balaguer
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pacs del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Palafrugell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Palamós
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Palau-sator
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Palau-saverdera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pallaresos, els
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Palma d'Ebre, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pals
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pau
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pedret i Marzà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Penelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Perafort
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Peralada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Perelló, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Piera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pinell de Brai, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pira
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pla de la Font, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pla de Santa Maria, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pla del Penedès, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pla del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Cérvoles, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Claramunt, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Mafumet, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Massaluca, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Montornès, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pobla de Segur
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Poboleda
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pont d'Armentera, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pont de Molins,
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pontons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Porrera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Port de la Selva, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Portbou
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Pradell de la Teixeta, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Prades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Prat del Compte
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Preixana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Preixens
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Premià de Dalt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Premià de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Puigdàlber
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Puigpelat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Querol
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rabós
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rajadell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rasquera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Regencós
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Renau
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Reus
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riba-roja d'Ebre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riera de Gaià, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riudecanyes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riudecols
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riudoms
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Riumors
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Roca del Vallès, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Roda de Barà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rodonyà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rocafort de Queralt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Roses
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Rourell, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sabadell: ‘Can Gambús’, a two-hectare estate with the cadastral reference number 28003001 DG2020A
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Salàs de Pallars
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sallent
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Salomó
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Cebrià de Vallalta
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Climent Sescebes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Cugat de Sesgarrigues
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Esteve Sesrovires
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Codines
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Feliu de Guíxols
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Fost de Campsentelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Fruitós de Bages
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Iscle de Vallalta
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Jaume dels Domenys
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Joan de Vilatorrada
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Jordi Desvalls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Llorenç Savall
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Llorens d'Hortons
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Martí de Riucorb
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Martí de Tous
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Martí Sarroca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Martí Vell
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Mateu de Bages
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Pere de Ribes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Pere de Riudebitlles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Pol de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Quintí de Mediona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sant Salvador de Guardiola
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Cristina d'Aro
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Margarida i els Monjos
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Maria de Miralles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Maria d'Oló
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Oliva
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Fe del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Maria de Martorelles
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santa Margarida de Montbui
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Santpedor
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sarral
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Secuita, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Selva del Camp, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Selva de Mar, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Senan
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sentmenat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sitges
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Siurana d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Solivella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Sort
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Subirats
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Súria
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Talamanca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Talarn
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tallada d'Empordà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tarragona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tàrrega
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tarrés
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Teià
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Terrades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tiana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tivissa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tordera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrebesses: parcels 247 and 283 of cadastral polygon 6
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torre de Claramunt, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torre de Fontaubella, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torre de l'Espanyol, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torredembarra
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrefarrera
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrelavit
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrelles de Foix
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torrent
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torroella de Montgrí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Torroja del Priorat
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tortellà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Tremp (former municipality) and its annexed districts Gurb, Palau de Noguera, Puigcercós, Suterranya and Vilamitjana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ullà
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ulldemolins
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallbona de les Monges
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallbona d'Anoia
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallclara
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallfogona de Riucorb
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallgorguina
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallirana
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vall-llobrega
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallromanes
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Valls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vandellós i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vallmoll
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vendrell, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Ventalló
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Verdú
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vespella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilademuls
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vila-rodona
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilafant
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilafranca del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilagrassa: parcel 92 of cadastral polygon 4
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilajuïga
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilalba dels Arcs
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilallonga del Camp
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilamalla
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilamaniscle
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanant
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova del Camí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova d'Escornalbou
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova de Prades
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova i la Geltrú
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilanova del Vallès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vila-seca
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilassar de Dalt
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilassar de Mar
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilabella
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilaverd
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilella Alta, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilella Baixa, la
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilosell, el
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilobí del Penedès
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vilopriu
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vimbodí
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vinaixa
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vinebre
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        Vinyols i els Ares
                     
                  7.   Main wine grapes
            
            
                         
                     
                     
                        PARELLADA — MONTONEC
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        PARELLADA — MONTONEGA
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        XAREL LO — PANSAL
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        XAREL LO — PANSA BLANCA
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        XAREL LO — CARTOIXA
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                        GARNACHA TINTA — LLADONER
                     
                  8.   Description of the link(s)
            
            
               Wines
            
            The marked Mediterranean influence produces smooth, dense wines, with relatively low acidity, a high alcohol content and aromas that, particularly in the case of red wines, improve with age. The bright sunshine enjoyed by our region boosts the development of the intense colours — red in particular — that are so typical of our wines.
            Silt and loam are the predominant soil textures, lending body and structure to both white and red varieties and producing reds with even more colour.
            The broad range of varieties of grape existing in Catalonia is even more proof of the openness to the world that has always characterised Catalans. It is also the reflection of a long history of wine-making in the region. According to a quote from Pere Gil dating back to 1600: ‘Wines are made throughout Catalonia, in both maritime and Mediterranean areas… The wines of Catalonia are typically strong and very good. They make all kinds of wines…’ Jaume Ciurana (1980) described a basic unity in all Catalan wines, which gives a common characteristic to all of them: dedication, desire for improvement and a spirit of achievement in the people that made them.
            
               Semi-sparkling wines
            
            The chalky soils produce wines that are vibrant, aromatic and extremely refined.
            Bringing forward the harvesting date makes it possible to obtain a lower alcoholic strength and greater acidity. Coupled with the presence of naturally occurring carbon dioxide, this gives the wines their characteristic refreshing sensation.
            Catalan society has a historical and cultural link with wines featuring naturally occurring carbon dioxide, as demonstrated by Catalonia's major sparkling wine production industry, whose origins date back to the first half of the nineteenth century.
            
               Liqueur wines
            
            The marked Mediterranean influence and the texture of the soils already described for the wine category act in the same way in liqueur wines under the PDO ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’, giving them a great deal of intensity in colour and aroma, body and medium to low acidity.
            Liqueur wines are frequently the digestif of choice at many Catalan tables, with this type of wine paired with assorted nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts) and dried fruit (raisins, figs, apricots) in the traditional Catalan dessert known as ‘postres de músic’ (‘musician's dessert’).
            9.   Essential further conditions
            
            
               Legal framework:
            
            In national legislation
            
               Type of further condition:
            
            Additional provisions relating to labelling
            
               Description of the condition:
            
            The term xispejant may optionally be included on the labels of whites, rosés or reds with lower alcoholic strength produced by deliberately interrupting fermentation.
            
               Link to the product specification
            
            http://goo.gl/Plwa75