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Aragon

Aragon is a wine region in Spain, home to 85 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Carinena, Campo de Borja.

Aragon at a glance: predominantly red; known for Carinena, Campo de Borja; wines range from IGP to VP.
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Aragon's 85 wineries produce predominantly red wine; Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DO, IGP, VP designation.

Most common single-grape wines

When Aragon wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Aragon is predominantly a red-wine region (about 72% of its wines).

421 distinct Aragon wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red304 · 72%
  • White77 · 18%
  • Rose40 · 10%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Aragon wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Suso y Perez — Carinena
  • Paniza — Garnacha Tempranillo
  • San Jose Aguaron — Carinena
  • Paniza — Fabula Garnacha
  • Grandes Vinos y Vinedos — Anayon Carinena
  • Virgen del Aguila — Carinena
  • Esteban Martin — Chardonnay Macabeo
  • Enate — Somontano

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Aragon, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Carinena
  • Campo de Borja
  • Calatayud
  • Somontano
  • Valdejalon
  • Bajo Aragon
  • Ribera del Jiloca

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday IGP to the strictly-controlled VP — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • DODenominación de Origen — Spain's controlled-origin designation.
  • IGPEU Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique Protégée) — a regional wine label, broader than AOP.
  • VPVino de Pago — a Spanish designation for single prestigious estates.
  • VTVino de la Tierra — a Spanish regional country-wine category.

Spain wine designations

DO
Denominación de Origen is a Spanish traditional term for wine protected as a DOP that also satisfies additional national requirements.
DOCa
Denominación de Origen Calificada is a Spanish traditional DOP term requiring all Denominación de Origen conditions plus additional controls.
IGP
IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
Vino de calidad de
Vino de calidad de is a Spanish traditional term that may appear on eligible wine protected by a DOP.
VP
Vino de Pago is a Spanish traditional DOP term for wine from a named rural site with distinctive soil and microclimate characteristics.
VT
Vino de la Tierra is the Spanish traditional term used for wine protected by an IGP.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good Aragon wine

For everyday drinking, IGP bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, VP signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

What do the designation terms on Aragon wines mean?
DO: Denominación de Origen is a Spanish traditional term for wine protected as a DOP that also satisfies additional national requirements. IGP: IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin. VP: Vino de Pago is a Spanish traditional DOP term for wine from a named rural site with distinctive soil and microclimate characteristics. VT: Vino de la Tierra is the Spanish traditional term used for wine protected by an IGP. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Aragon?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Aragon wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Aragon?
The current regional catalogue contains 421 linked wines from 85 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.