Sherry:
What is it?
The
country of Spain has a vineyard area of approximately 3,767,300
acres. The country produces 1,066,680,000 gallons of wine from about
7,154,000 tons of wine grapes.
Rioja:
The best known production zone for table wines from Spain is the
Rioja region. It produces 42,300,000 gallons of wine from 110,100
acres of vineyard area. The Rioja region is planted with 80% red
grape varieties and 20% white. 75% of the production from Rioja
is red wine. Of the remaining Rioja production, 13% is white wine
and 12% is rose.
