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Lowest Standard	Vino de Mesa	The Table Wine of Spain.
Second Standard	Vino Comarcal or Vino de la Tierra	This is comparable to the Vin de Pays of France.
Second Highest Standard	DO Denominación de Origen	A DO wine is equivalent to an French AOC wine.
Highest Standard	DOC - Denominación de Origen Calificada	Like an Italian DOCG wine. Only Rioja has DOC.

The terms 'Reserva' or 'Gran Reserva' are used to indicate a better wine, like the 'Crus' in Bordeaux.

Gran Reserva	5 years ageing with 2 years in wood.
Reserva	3 years ageing with 1 year in wood.
Vino de Crianza (con Crianza)	2 years ageing with 1 year in small barrels

Region	Appellations
La Rioja	La Rioja
Navarre	Navarre
Aragon	Cariñena / Calatayud / Somontano / Campo de Borja
Castilla and Leon	Ribera del Duero / Toro / Rueda / Cigales / Bierzo
Galicia and Basque Country	Rías Baixas / Ribeiro / Valdeorras / Txakoli / Monterrei
Catalunya	Penedés / Conca de Barberà / Alella / Cava / Costers del Segre / Alella / Ampurdán-Costa Brava / Priorato / Tarragone / Terra Alta
Levante	Castile-La Mancha / La Mancha / Valdepeñas
Community of Valencia	Alicante / Valencia
Extremadura	Ribera del Guadiana
Murcia	Jumilla
Andalusia	Jerez (Sherry) / Montilla-Moriles

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Compulsory	Country of Origin Appellation of Origin Quality Standard Name & Address of Producer/Brand Owner Bottle Content Alcohol Content The Term 'Wine' (for some regions)
Optional	Grape Variety Vintage Name of Vineyard The Term 'Domain' The Terms 'Dry'/'Medium Dry'/ 'Sweet' Authenticity Seal
Prohibited	The Term 'Wine' SO2 or Other Additives

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