![Tempranillo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/ClosLaPlanaEdit.jpg/385px-ClosLaPlanaEdit.jpg)
Credit: Mick Stephenson
The vigorous young growth of the Tempranillo grape vine vitis vinifera in a typical vineyard in the Catalan Penedès region. One of the most ancient wine regions in Europe, el Penedès is home to some of the most innovative of the so-called Old World growers.