The County of Huelva is a region on the Atlantic coast of Andalusia, in the south of Spain.
The Denomination of Origin Condado de Huelva, comprises a wide region divided into two areas: Condado Campiña and Condado Litoral. It limits in the north with the region of the Andévalo, to the south with the Atlantic Ocean, to the east with the provinces of Cadiz and Seville, and to the west with Huelva city.
It covers an area of 5,000 hectares of vineyards, which extend throughout fourteen municipalities: Almonte, Beas, Bollullos Par del Condado, Bonares, Chucena, Hinojos, Manzanilla, Moguer, Niebla, La Palma del Condado, Rociana del Condado , Trigueros, Villalba del Alcor and Villarrasa.
The climate is Mediterranean with Atlantic influence. The county enjoys mild winters, sunny springs and long, warm summers, with an average annual temperature of 18ºC and an average 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. The relative humidity ranges between 60 and 80% and rainfall reaches 550 liters per square meter per year.
The vineyards of the County of Huelva settle on flat or slightly undulating, reddish or brown, not too limestone, and in several areas near the mouth of the Guadalquivir, they are formed by lands of alluvium.
The predominant variety is the Zalema, which occupies 80% of the cultivated area. Other varieties such as Palomino Fino, Listán de Huelva, Garrido Fino, Moscatel de Alejandría and Pedro Ximénez, Tempranillo, Syrah, Garnacha that contribute to enrich the white, red and generous wines, typical of this Certificate of Origin.