Over 2,000 years of wine-growing have endowed Catalunya with a wide range of indigenous or traditional Catalan varieties. However, in recent decades, varieties from other grape growing regions, perfectly acclimatised to Catalunya's soil and micro-climate, have created wines of truly excellent organoleptic qualities .

All together, DO CATALUNYA has 35 authorised grape varieties for winemaking.

Among white grape varieties: albarinho, chardonnay, chenin, garnatxa blanca, gewürztraminer, macabeu, malvasia, malvasia de Sitges, moscatell (d’Alexandria and de Frontignan), parellada, Pedro Ximénez, picapoll blanc, riesling, sauvignon blanc, sumoll blanc, xarel·lo, viognier and vinyater.

Among black grape varieties: cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, garnatxa negra, garnatxa peluda, garnatxa roja (garnatxa gris), garnatxa tintorera, merlot, monastrell, petit verdot, picapoll negre, pinot noir, samsó (carinyena), sumoll, syrah, trepat and ull de llebre.