Rueda DO

For the municipality of Rueda (Spain), see Rueda, Valladolid.
Rueda DOP
Wine region
Rueda DOP in the provinces of Valladolid, Segovia and Ávila in the region of Castile and León
Official nameD.O. Rueda
TypeDenominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established1980
CountrySpain
Size of planted vineyards16,164.92 hectares (39,944 acres)[1]
No. of wineries68[2]
Wine produced678,889 hectolitres (14,933,500 imp gal; 17,934,400 US gal)
CommentsData for 2016 / 2017

Rueda is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the Community of Castile and León. It comprises 72 municipalities, of which 53 are in the province of Valladolid, 17 are in the north of the province of Segovia, and 2 are in the north of the province of Ávila.[3] It is one of Spain's leading wine regions, and is known primarily for its white wines based on the Verdejo grape.

  1. ^ "La DO Rueda amplía un 12,3% más de viñedo y supera las 16.000 hectáreas". Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "D.O. Rueda". dorueda.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Denominación de Origen Rueda", webpage of Consejo Regulador Denominación de Origen Rueda. Retrieved March 7, 2008.