Parellada
[par-eh-LYAH-duh]
Spanish white-wine grape that is one of the main varieties in Spain’s CATALONIA region. Parellada produces light, fruity, good-quality STILL wines with floral BOUQUETS. These wines don’t AGE well, however, and should be drunk young. The best-known single-variety Parellada wine is the Vina Sol from TORRES. This producer also blends Parellada with CHARDONNAY to produce Gran Vina Sol and with SAUVIGNON BLANC to produce Fransola. Parellada is one of the three main varieties used in SPARKLING WINE production as well. It’s also known as Montonec.
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