Vino de Pago

Arinzano, Spain

The "Vino de Pago" designation is one that is no way given lightly. In fact it's the highest honor a winery can obtain in Spain. 

Vino de Pago is the highest geographic recognition in Spain and is superior to a DO. Which only designates singular wines that come from a specific area with distinct climatic and soil condition. Only a few of the top estates have been granted the Denominacion de Origen de Pago status and are allowed to put in on their labels. 

This Spanish wine category not only demands, but requires the most strict requirements on wine quality to achieve Vinos de Pago. There are only 13 wineries in all of Spain with that special "status" and three of them are in Navarra.