BORN IN THE HEART OF THE PENEDÈS Collective European Union Brand 2 INDEX COMMITMENTS VINIFICATION 3 11 TERRITORY NAME OF THE BRAND 5 13 VITICULTURE AUDITS 9 15 corpinnat @corpinnatSW @corpinnatsw 3 OUR COMMITMENTS CORPINNAT is a collective European Union brand established with the aim of distinguishing great sparkling wines made in the heart of the Penedès from 100% organic grapes harvested by hand and entirely vinified on the premises of the winery. 4 COMMITED TO COMMITMENT THEIR ORIGIN WITH QUALITY BIRTHPLACE OF GREAT SPARKLING WINES LONG AGEING The CORPINNAT territory is the birthplace of great Climate, soil and traditional CORPINNAT territory sparkling wines within the historic winegrowing grape varieties confer these sparkling wines an area of the Penedès south of Barcelona where at ageing capacity in the bottle which will always the end of the XIX century winemaking of these be longer than 18 months. Likewise, making great wines was initiated and perfected following a sparkling wine aged for more than 30 and the traditional method. The climate, the soil, the another for more than 60 months is proof of landscape and an ample experience in growing the commitment of Corpinnat wineries with long vines promote the optimum conditions in this area ageing. for production of wines with a unique personality. COMMITMENT COMMITMENT WITH WITH THE WINEGROWER ADDED VALUE CHAIN FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY VINEYARD TO THE CELLAR AND THE The commitment of CORPINNAT wineries ENVIRONMENT with sustainable viticulture and landscape conservation, together with honouring the role 100% ORGANIC MANUAL HARVEST of the viticulturist implies the use of grapes from own harvests or long associations with From handpicked certified organic grapes of viticulturists with a minimum guaranteed price. mainly historic Penedès varieties, Corpinnat goes a step further with regards to favouring territorial and landscape sustainability with a deep respect for autochthonous varieties. UNDERTAKING WITH INNOVATION, COMMITMENT THOROUGHNESS WITH THE ENTIRE AND SELF- WINEMAKING COMMITMENT PROCESS MUCH STRICTER REGULATIONS OF USE 100% VINIFIED ON THE PREMISES OF THE CORPINNAT wineries apply thorough principles WINERY of guarantee throughout the whole chain value of their products and certify compliance of strict CORPINNAT sparkling wines are made from requirements established by the regulations of grapes entirely vinified on the premises of the the use of the brand by means of annual external winery which adds value to the craft of the audits. winemaker and guarantees the style and quality of the wines from the origin. corpinnat @corpinnatSW @corpinnatsw 5 VINEYARDS CORPINNAT area DO Cava area DO Penedès area CORPINNAT vineyards TERRITORY CORPINNAT consists of a geographical region which brings together 46 municipalities and has been charted from a geographical study which has taken into account geological, climatological and social factors. Historical Study Geographical study Ramon Arnabat (URV) DV Technical Services Francesc Valls Junyent (UB) Land planning consulter Josep Colomé Ferrer (UB) Òscar Borràs (geographer) Ramon Soler Becerro (UB) 6 BOUNDARIES OF THE CORPINAT GUARANTEE BRAND In order to determine the boundaries of the CORPINAT guarantee brand a working method has been set up based on several factors and (territorial elements) from which the necessary relations have been established which enables THE TOTAL TERRITORY OBJECT OF THE STUDY the determination of how the area object of the CONSISTS OF AN AREA OF 997 SQUARE study must be defined. KILOMETRES, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE OR A PART OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: ALT PENEDÈS, ALT CAMP, BAIX PENEDÈS, TARRAGONÈS, GARRAF, BAIX LLOBREGAT AND ANOIA. The guarantee brand stems from an area considered an historic centre in the production of wine in the Penedès, therefore it was necessary to define its boundaries based on the information worked on, for that reason the territorial area has been thoroughly covered municipality by municipality defining the areas in which certain factors predominate over others, meaning that in no case is there a sole criteria prevailing over others at the time of delimiting the area. It is important to point out that in order to be able to define an administratively viable area; the delimitation follows at all times municipal boundaries or land registers when it was necessary to obtain this level of detail adapted to The parameters, factors and elements on which the parameters studied. the delimitation work is based are the following: Strictly physical territorial and environmental variables (topography, land elevations, slopes of the hills – orientation, geomorphology, lithology, soil or climate), factors related to human presence on the territory (historical, cultural, social, economic, access, etc. overall territory settlement and urbanization of said territory) and finally aspects which are purely of a oenological, viticulture, wine making or agricultural nature (varieties, adaptation to the environment, relationship with the soil, etc.) corpinnat @corpinnatSW @corpinnatsw 7 TOTAL MUNICIPALITIES Albinyana L’Arbòs Avinyonet del Penedès Banyeres el Penedès Bellvei La Bisbal del Penedes Les Cabanyes Cabrera d'Anoia Castellet i la Gornal Castellví de la Marca Font-rubí Gelida La Granada Finally the CORPINAT guarantee brand has turned out to be like Llorenç del Penedès a large compact area of a certain rectangular shape, defined by Masquefa the Penedès pre-coastal depression and adjacent hills. Mediona Olerdola In the west delimitation (municipalities of Aiguamúrcia and el Olesa de Bonesvalls Montmell) the predominant criteria has been of a topographical Pacs del Penedès and territory settlement criteria, adjusting to the limit the detail of Piera cadastral parcel delimitation. The other municipalities (la Bisbal El Pla del Penedès del Penedès and Albinyana) the municipal boundaries have also Pontons been adjusted, as these are defined by topographical criterion. Puigdàlber Lastly in the case of el Vendrell the boundaries have been Sant Cugat Ses Garrigues established by following the natural forming of the river beds. Sant Jaume dels Domenys Sant Llorenç d'Hortons In the south delimitation the municipal boundaries (Municipalities Sant Martí Sarroca of Bellvei, Castellet I la Gornal, Olèrdola, Avinyonet, Olesa Sant Pere de Riudebitlles de Bonesvalls, Subirats and Gelida) are the ones to define Sant Quintí de Mediona the area as these are adjusted to a topography which clearly Sant Sadurní d'Anoia distinguishes the Penedès land from the land of the Garraf , Santa Fé del Penedès even though in no every case the water flow that corresponds to Santa Margarida i els Monjos them in these cases have been subject to historical links of the Santa Oliva Subirats Torrelavit Torrelles de Foix Vallbona d'Anoia Vilafranca del Penedès Vilobí del Penedès PARTIAL MUNICIPALITIES Aiguamúrcia Castellví de Rosanes El Montmell El Vendrell Els Hostalets de Pierola La Llacuna Sant Esteve Sesrovires corpinnat @corpinnatSW @corpinnatsw 8 vineyards to the wine growing and winemaking or lower importance which clearly distinguish a industry in El Pla del Penedès and other in El water flow territory to the Penedès and another Garraf. to the Tous, del Carme and Gaia basins. The delimitation follows in most part the municipal THE TOTAL CORPINAT GRAPE GROWING boundary adapted to the topography, except in SURFACE AREA 22,966.12 HECTARES the case of la Llacuna where it was necessary to define it as cadastral parcel adjusted to In the Eastern sector, the boundaries mainly the topography. With this delimitation it was correspond to the presence of human industrial intended to incorporate the higher ground activity as against agriculture covering the Parellada vineyards on tertiary soils, which are territory in a way that those densely urbanised or practically inexistent in el Pla del Penedès. industrialised areas remain out of an agricultural area which precisely wants to promote this rural The total territory object of the study consists value (municipalities of Castellví de Rosanes, of an area of 997 square kilometres, including Sant Esteve Sesrovires and Hostalet de Pierola) the entire or a part of the following regions: Alt seeking topographical elements which aid to Penedès, Alt Camp, Baix Penedès, Tarragonès, better define the area. Garraf, Baix Llobregat and Anoia. Finally the North sector (municipalities of Piera, The total CORPINAT grape growing surface Vallbona d’Anoia, Cabrera d’Anoia, Mediona, area according data declared to DUN in 2017 is la Llacuna and Pontons) is an area delimitated 22,966.12 hectares. by a series of geographical features of a higher corpinnat @corpinnatSW @corpinnatsw 9 VITICULTURE CORPINNAT Grapes exclusively come from the CORPINNAT territory Organic Certified Viticulture 100% manual harvest 10 Strict quality control of the grape Careful transport of the grape from the vineyard to the cellar 75% or more direct link to the winegrower/ Minimum regulated Price with a contractual winemaker commitment of up to 0.70 euros/ Kilo in four years Own vineyards and/or three yearly contracts The winemaker must be winegrower Commitment with the identity of the Commitment with the identity of the CORPINNAT territory CORPINNAT territory Maximum non-historical varieties Minimum historical varieties authorised authorised 10% 90% Chardonnay (B), Pinot Noir (N) & Trepat (N) Xarel·lo (White & Red), Macabeo (B), Parellada (B), Malvasía o Subirat Parent (B), Monastrell (T), Garnacha (T) y Sumoll (T) corpinnat @corpinnatSW