38°47′N 1°19′W / 38.783°N 1.317°W
Wine region | |
Official name | D.O.P. Jumilla |
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Type | Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) |
Year established | 1966 |
Country | Spain |
Climate region | Mediterranean |
Size of planted vineyards | 18,682 hectares (46,164 acres) |
No. of wineries | 45[1] |
Wine produced | 102,637 hectolitres |
Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |
Jumilla is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines that extends over the north of the region of Murcia, Spain. The area includes the municipality of Jumilla, from which it takes its name, and the contiguous southeast of the Albacete province (municipalities of Montealegre del Castillo, Fuente-Álamo, Ontur, Hellin, Albatana and Tobarra) in the Castile-La Mancha region.[2] It is one of Spain's leading wine regions.