Rueda, Valladolid

Rueda
Flag of Rueda
Coat of arms of Rueda
Images of Rueda, a typical village of the province of Valladolid.
Images of Rueda, a typical village of the province of Valladolid.
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceValladolid
MunicipalityRueda
Area
 • Total90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,285
 • Density14.72/km2 (38.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rueda is a village and municipality in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain.

A Verdejo from Rueda (DO).
White wine of 2011.

It is located 30 km southwest of the provincial capital, the city of Valladolid. The population is 1.614 This locality is also the center for the wine denomination Rueda (DO).

The region produces white wines made with grape varieties like: Verdejo, Viura, Sauvignon blanc, while the authorised red varieties are Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Garnacha.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.