Parellada is a white
grape variety of
Catalan origin specially grown in
Catalonia. With
Macabeu and
Xarel·lo, is one of the three traditional varieties used to make the
sparkling wine Cava, which is primarily produced in Catalonia. Besides its use in Cava, it is used mostly for blending in young white wines, although some more ambitious oaked blends with
Chardonnay and
Sauvignon blanc are also used. Spanish plantations stood at in 2004,