Catalan wines are those that are produced in the
Spanish wine region of
Catalonia. Occasionally, the appellation is applied to some
French wine made in the
Catalan region of
Roussillon because of the transfer of French territories that currently are part of Spain. The city of
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and despite not being in a wine region (although a portion of the
Penedès is in the greater
comarca of Barcelona) it is the focal point of the Catalan wine industry: a primary consumer market, its port provides export fictions and a source of financial resources and investment.