Xarel·lo is a white grape variety of Spanish origin specially grown in Catalonia. With Macabeu and Parellada

Parellada

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...

, is one of the three traditional varieties used to make the sparkling wine

Sparkling wine

Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the méthode champenoise, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved , or as a result of carbon dioxide...

 Cava. Spanish plantations stood at 8750 hectares (21,621.7 acre) in 2004, Xarel·lo wine can be strongly flavored, and is more aromatic than the other two Cava grape varieties.

Synonyms

Xarel·lo is also known under the following synonyms: Cartoixa, Cartuja, Cartuxa, Moll, Pansa, Pansa Blanca, Pansal, Pansalat, Pansalet, Pansar, Pensal, Prensa Branco, Vinate, Vinyater, Xarell-Lo, Xarello and Xarelo Blanco.

The Cava grape Macabeo/Viura also shares a similar synonym-Xarello.