A small DO located at the very northeastern tip of Spain in the CATALONIA region. (Empordà-Costa Brava is the Catalan spelling; Ampurdán-Costa Brava is the Spanish.) This region’s northern border is France; the Mediterranean lies to the east. It consists of many small landowners, and most of the wines are made by thirteen large cooperatives. Empordà-Costa Brava DO produces mostly ROSÉS, but also red and white wines. The red wines are made with Garnacha Tinta (GRENACHE) and Cariñena (CARIGNAN); rosé wines use those grapes plus the two white VARIETIES—MACABEO and XAREL-LO. White wines are made from these last two grapes. There are a variety of wine styles made here, including RANCIOS and FORTIFIED WINES, of which Garnatxa—the local VINO DE LICOR made from Garnacha (GRENACHE)—is a specialty. Producers are experimenting with nonlocal varieties like CABERNET SAUVIGNON, CHARDONNAY, CHENIN BLANC, GEWÜRZTRAMINER, MERLOT, MUSCAT, RIESLING, and TEMPRANILLO, all of which are allowed in DO wines.