Aranda de Duero is located in the heart of the Spanish wine region of Ribeira del Duero. In 2020, the city, which has just over 30,000 inhabitants, was named “European Wine City of the Year” by the European Network of Wine Cities (RECEVIN). Since no one had the opportunity to go there last year and it does not look promising for major events in 2021 either, it has now been decided that this appointment will also apply for 2022.
Aranda de Duero is, of course, a perfect base for exploring the Ribera del Duero’s many excellent wine estates. The surrounding nature is dramatically beautiful. The vineyards are located at high altitudes, between 720 and 1100 meters above sea level. The hot and dry summers that cool down significantly at night give the red wines the concentration and structure for which they have become famous.
Other Spanish wine cities that have received the award are Cambados in Galicia, known for its albariño, and the sherry town of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia. In 2019, the Sannio region of Campania in Italy was the European wine capital of the year.
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(The picture is not from Aranda but from Valladolid, that is also close to Ribera del Duero.)
