Spanish wine Spanish wine Spanish wines () are wines produced in Spain. Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 2.9 million acres (over 1.17 million hectares) planted—making it the most widely planted wine producing nation but it is the third largest producer of wine in the world, the largest being Italy followed by France. This is due, in part, to the very low yields and wide spacing of the old vines planted on the dry, infertile soil found in many Spanish wine regions. The country is ninth in worldwide consumptions with Spaniards drinking, on average, 21.6 litres (5.706 US gal) per
Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions where German wines are automatically classified as QWpsr, French, Italian and Spanish wines only attain that status after being officially approved. The current QWpsr regulations, last modified in 2000, stipulate the following areas in which member states must make specific provisions: The following national levels of wine classification correspond to QWpsr. Many EU countries have more than one QWpsr level, and in such cases, there is typically a national hierarchy between them, although they all follow the same EU rules. Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions (often abbreviated to QWpsr or simply "quality wines")