Vino de Pago explained

Vino de Pago is a classification for Spanish wine applied to individual vineyards or wine estates, unlike the Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) or Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) which is applied to an entire wine region. The Vino de Pago classification was introduced in 2003 by a decision in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, to help further improve the quality of Spanish wine. As of 2021, there were 20 Vinos de Pago.

The quality requirements for a Vino de Pago correspond to those for a DOCa wine, and wine estates that are classified as Vino de Pago are subject to separate requirements rather than those of the wine region where they are located.^[1] One of the requirements is that the estate may only use their own grapes for their wines. The Spanish word pago comes from the Latin word pagus, meaning a country district.

When introduced, the new regulation met with particular interest in Castilla-La Mancha, where the first Vinos de Pago were created. So far, all Vinos de Pago are located in Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Navarra and Valencia.

List of Vinos de Pago

Name	Location	Region	Year	Area (ha)
Dominio de Valdepusa (Marques de Griñón)	Toledo	Castilla-La Mancha	2003	50
Finca Élez (Manuel Manzaneque)	Albacete	Castilla-La Mancha	2003	39
	Albacete	Castilla-La Mancha	2004	99
	Ciudad Real	Castilia-La Mancha	2006	22
	Navarra	Navarra	2007	128
	Navarra	Navarra	2008	16
	Navarra	Navarra	2008	92^[2]
	Toledo	Castilla-La Mancha	2009	81
	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	2009	58
	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	2010	93
	Utiel-Requena	Valencia	2010	89^[3]
	Huete	Castilla-La Mancha	2011	26^[4]
	Ayles	Aragon	2010	70^[5]
	Utiel-Requena	Valencia	2011	18^[6]
	Utiel	Valencia	2013	45
	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	2019	31^[7]
	Cuenca	La Mancha	2019	80^[8]
	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	2019	?^[9]
Pago del Vicario	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	2020	130

External links

• Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación - Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food (Spain)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food (Spain) . Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas (D.O.P.) Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas (I.G.P.) - Información General de Interés . www.mapa.gob.es . 5 January 2020.
2. http://www.asociacionnacionaldegourmets.es/index.php/denominacion-de-origen-do/do-vinos/pago-de-otazu Gourments Nacional: Vino D.O. Pago de Otazu
3. Web site: DOP El Terrerazo Mustiguillo Vino Pago. 13 December 2016. 3 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703145159/http://www.bodegamustiguillo.com/en/dop-el-terrerazo. dead.
4. Web site: PAGO CALZADILLA. www.pagocalzadilla.com. 13 December 2016.
5. Web site: Aylés. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209004435/http://www.pagoayles.com/EN/home.html. dead. 9 February 2012. 13 December 2016.
6. Felipe Montalbán (Ed.): Intervinos Guía 2012, Internet Vinos S. L.,, p. 9
7. Web site: Castilla-La Mancha (And Spanish Wine) has a Very Good Day: Three New Vinos de Pago approved! – Wine, Wit, and Wisdom.
8. Web site: Esto han conseguido los vinos de los Cerrillos, Vallegarcía y la Jaraba | VinosCLM. 14 June 2019.
9. Web site: III.- OTRAS DISPOSICIONES Y ACTOS . es . 2023-12-24 . 2017-07-19.