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A Vino de Pago is the highest administrative qualification given to a winery. Vinos de Pago belong to a rural area with characteristics different from those of the environment where they are located. They are made on farms close to these areas, limited by the Autonomous Community in which they are located. If a payment is located entirely within the geographical area of ​​a DO and also complies with its corresponding regulations, we can call it a Qualified Payment Wine.

For a wine to be Pago it must meet the following specific characteristics :

• It must be produced by the owners of the vineyards located in that payment (exceptionally by wineries located in the vicinity of the payment).
• The grapes with which the wine is made must come from those same vineyards.
• Pago wine has to be stored and aged separately from the rest of the wines.
• It must maintain the same name for at least five years.
• It must meet a series of comprehensive quality requirements, from when the grapes are produced until the wine goes on the market.
• You must have belonged to a Denomination of Origin previously and for at least 10 years.

In Spain there are 9 Pago wines , among which we could highlight El Terrerazo, Pago Chozas de Carrascal or Dominio de Valdepusa, among others.