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In the year 905, King Sancho I. founded an independent kingdom of Navarre (Basque Nafarroa) with the capital, Pamplona. In its heyday under Sancho III. (990-1035), it gave both sides of the Pyrenees from Barcelona to Bordeaux. The first inhabitants were the Basque country Whose influence can be felt to this day. The Count Thibaut of Champagne, I inherited the kingdom in 1234, after which it was managed by several French ruler lines. In 1512 the greater part of Upper Navarre south of the Pyrenees was annexed by Ferdinand II of Aragon, and thus Spanish. The son of Queen Joanna of Navarre ascended as King Henry IV (1553-1610) in 1589 the French throne and divided the northern part in 1607 into the kingdom of France. The area has a very old winemaking tradition. Near the village of Funes was found a Roman winery, whose capacity is estimated at 75,000 liters.
In the 11th Century was the famous pilgrimage route 'Camino de Santiago "(Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the Spanish region of Galicia) of Pamplona. The pilgrims enjoyed along the road from the west following wines Rioja and Navarra, and it grew by a brisk export of Spanish wines to the Normandy. Already in the 15th Century, Navarra for its rosé wines (Rosados) famous. After the discovery of America in 1492, the area experienced a great wine boom. The ships in the New World were laden with wine from Navarra. End of the 19th Century were destroyed by phylloxera vines that time nearly 50,000 hectares to 100% and had to be planted from scratch. In 1911, Navarre was founded in one of the first Spanish wine-making cooperatives. The largest share of the growth of the wine, the famous research institute Evena .
Today, the Navarra region, together with special autonomous rights in northeastern Spain with 17 300 hectares also has its own giant-DO area. There is also a DO control for the known sloe Pacharán . Geographically, the large area into five sub-areas in the north of Tierra Estelba and Valdizarbe, Baja Montaña and Ribera Alta is in the center and north of the Ebro River divided the 30% share by far the largest area of ​​Ribera Baja in the south. There are three as Vino de Pago defined areas that are Prado Irache , Scenario de ArĂnzano and Scenario de Otazu . A special feature is that a small part of the region in the west to the area DO Rioja counts.
To 60% and 30% red wines from the local rosĂ© Garnacha Tinta = Grenache Noir (60% share), Tempranillo (25%) and Graciano Mazuelo and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir grapes. For the small amount of white wine varieties Viura = Macabeo (80% share), Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia and Moscatel de Gran Menudo, as well as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc has also approved new. There are over 6,000 wineries, but only about 90 bodegas (bottler). Annually produces more than 700,000 hectoliters of wine. Well-known producers are Artazu, Asensio, Cirbonera, Guelbenzu, Inurrieta, Julian Chivite (Scenario de ArĂnzano), Ochoa, Palacio de la Vega, PrincĂpe de Viana, Telmo Rodriguez , Vicente Malumbres , Viña Aliaga and Virgen Blanca.
In the 11th Century was the famous pilgrimage route 'Camino de Santiago "(Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the Spanish region of Galicia) of Pamplona. The pilgrims enjoyed along the road from the west following wines Rioja and Navarra, and it grew by a brisk export of Spanish wines to the Normandy. Already in the 15th Century, Navarra for its rosé wines (Rosados) famous. After the discovery of America in 1492, the area experienced a great wine boom. The ships in the New World were laden with wine from Navarra. End of the 19th Century were destroyed by phylloxera vines that time nearly 50,000 hectares to 100% and had to be planted from scratch. In 1911, Navarre was founded in one of the first Spanish wine-making cooperatives. The largest share of the growth of the wine, the famous research institute Evena .
Today, the Navarra region, together with special autonomous rights in northeastern Spain with 17 300 hectares also has its own giant-DO area. There is also a DO control for the known sloe Pacharán . Geographically, the large area into five sub-areas in the north of Tierra Estelba and Valdizarbe, Baja Montaña and Ribera Alta is in the center and north of the Ebro River divided the 30% share by far the largest area of ​​Ribera Baja in the south. There are three as Vino de Pago defined areas that are Prado Irache , Scenario de ArĂnzano and Scenario de Otazu . A special feature is that a small part of the region in the west to the area DO Rioja counts.
To 60% and 30% red wines from the local rosĂ© Garnacha Tinta = Grenache Noir (60% share), Tempranillo (25%) and Graciano Mazuelo and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir grapes. For the small amount of white wine varieties Viura = Macabeo (80% share), Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia and Moscatel de Gran Menudo, as well as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc has also approved new. There are over 6,000 wineries, but only about 90 bodegas (bottler). Annually produces more than 700,000 hectoliters of wine. Well-known producers are Artazu, Asensio, Cirbonera, Guelbenzu, Inurrieta, Julian Chivite (Scenario de ArĂnzano), Ochoa, Palacio de la Vega, PrincĂpe de Viana, Telmo Rodriguez , Vicente Malumbres , Viña Aliaga and Virgen Blanca.