These are the 10 grape varieties that are most cultivated in Catalonia

Cultivated especially in the Penedès. Along with Parellada and Xarel·lo, they are the three traditional varieties used to make sparkling wines.

With thicker skin than Macabeu and more versatile: it is used for sparkling wines, still wines, or ancestral wines.

Originating from Burgundy, its berries are small and thin-skinned. It adapts well to different terroirs, and reflects them.

With large and compact clusters, yellow in color, it is a mutation of the black Grenache.

Also known as Muscat of large grain, it is traditional throughout the Mediterranean.

Traditional grape from the Bages region. It is late-ripening and has small berries with thin, tender skin.

It comes from a drought-resistant vine and is late-ripening. In the Empordà region, they call it lledoner.

Originating from Bordeaux, it has thin skin and is sensitive to heat.

Also known as Samsó, its vine is very productive and resistant to high temperatures.

Originating from Bordeaux, this variety is the result of crossing Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.

In Spanish, English and French it is Tempranillo. Its grapes have very thick skin.

Originating from the Conca de Barberà, it is late-ripening and has large grapes.

A drought-resistant vine, documented since the 17th century in the Penedès region. It is a very fertile variety.

Also known as hairy lledoner, its grapes are medium-sized, round and grey in color; it has a thick leaf.

Also known as garrut, the vine is native to the Empordà region. It has small, purple-colored grapes with thick skin.