Aragon

Aragonia (English), L'Aragon (French), Aragona (Italian), Aragón (Spanish), Aragão (Portuguese).

The autonomous region (Spanish: Aragón, Cat. Aragó) with the capital Zaragoza is located in the northeast of Spain and covers 47,717 km². The north is dominated by the Pyrenees, whose main ridge forms the northern border with France along its entire length. It borders Catalonia to the east, Valenciana to the southeast and Castile-La Mancha, Castile-León, Rioja and Navarre to the west. The region is divided into the three provinces of Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel.

History

Wine growing was already practised here by the Romans. In the 11th century, after the Moors had been pushed southwards, an independent kingdom emerged, which in the meantime included the Balearic Islands, Navarre and Sicily, and from the 12th century also Catalonia. It existed until the end of the 15th century and was then incorporated with other territories into the Spanish Empire. Viticulture has been practised here since the 2nd century BC.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

The wein.plus encyclopaedia is a comprehensive, well-researched reference work. Available anytime and anywhere, it has become an indispensable part of teaching, used by students and myself alike. Highly recommended!
Dominik Trick
Technischer Lehrer, staatl. geprüfter Sommelier, Hotelfachschule Heidelberg

Welcome back!

Aragon

History

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU