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In Spain the grape is almost non-existent in its ancestral home of Aragon where it was once a secondary component of wine from the Cariñena region after Grenache and Bobal.
The grapes mainly cultivated in the region are all red, in particular Cariñena, known in France as Carignan and in Italy as Carignano, and Garnacha, as well as small vineyards cultivated with Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
The variety originated in Spain probably near the town of Cariñena in Aragon. It was known in the Pyrenées Orientales region of France in the twelfth century, moving across Aude and into Mediterranean France.
Priorato is east of Tarragona, and while an ancient wine-producing region, only in the last decade has a spotlight been shone on it. The region is famous for dark, powerful red wines made from Garnacha and Cariñena (Carignan).
 See also: Wine, Style, Region, Sauvignon, Pinot
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