Home Wine Grape Varieties Xarel-lo (white) Decanter Staff August 13, 2010 Earthy, undistinguished Catalan variety normally used as a blender in cava along with Parellada and Macabeo. Written by Latest Wine News China removes punitive tariffs on Australian wine Freixenet to produce declassified sparkling as severe drought hits Catalonia Climate change could make 70% of global wine regions unsuitable for grape growing