Terra Alta

Terra Alta is a Spanish protected wine appellation in Catalonia, useful for drinkers who want to move beyond the best-known Spanish regions. Its practical label identity is Catalan appellation especially important for Garnatxa Blanca. Typical wines are fuller whites with citrus, fennel, herbs, waxy texture, and Mediterranean ripeness; reds from Garnacha and Carinena. The vineyard context is Mediterranean inland hills with limestone, clay, wind exposure, and warm dry summers. This entry is written as a geographic reference for EncyclopediaOfWine: it explains place, grapes, style, and label-reading context without ranking producers or turning the appellation into a buying list.