Tempranillo

Tempranillo : Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano ("early"), a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes.

In 2015, Tempranillo was the fourth most widely planted wine grape variety worldwide with 232,561 hectares (574,670 acres) under vine, of which 87% was in Spain where it is the most planted red grape variety.

It is often blended with other varieties, such as Grenache and Carignan or aged for extended periods in oak.

Tempranillo is known by many many other names : Aragonez in Portugal for example but also Cencibal, Tinta Roriz, Valdepenas, Tinto del Pais and many many more!