Spanish wine laws have been harmonised to make sure that terms like Crianza and Reserva have the same minimum standards in different D.O. regions. VINO JOVEN: (Young wine). Wine made for immediate drinking, bottled straight after fining. Also known as Vino del Año. The Instituto Nacional de Denominaciones de Origen (INDO) is trying to encourage the use of the term JOVEN to replace SIN CRIANZA (without Crianza or oak). VINO CON ROBLE or VINO ROBLE: Wines that have spent a certain amount of time in oak barrels, but less than 6 months and less than 2 years in storage. It is in another words, a transition between the Joven and the Crianza. VINO DE CRIANZA: (Literally wine of breeding) must have two full calendar years' storage, with a minimum of six months in oak and may be released in its third year. White and rosado Crianzas must spend one calendar year in the bodega, of which six months must be in barricas. They may be released in their second year. Example - A red Crianza wine from the 1992 vintage was harvested in October 1992, after which it spent two calendar years (i.e. the whole of 1993 and 1994) in maturation (including a minimum six months in oak) and it was permitted to be released on or after the 1st January, 1995. At this point it would have been two years and three months old. i.e. in its third year RESERVA: Red wines must spend three calendars years in the bodega, of which at least one must be in barricas. They may be released in their fourth year. White and rosado Reservas must spend two calendar years in the bodega, of which six months must be in barricas. They may be released in their third year. Example - A red Reserva wine from the 1992 vintage was harvested in October 1992, after which it spent three calendar years (i.e. the whole of 1993, 1994, and 1995) in maturation (including a minimum one-year in oak) and it was permitted to be released on 1 January, 1996. At this point it was three years and three months old. i.e. in its forth year. GRAN RESERVA: Reds are only permitted in particularly good vintages and must have spent at least two calendar years in barricas, and three years in bottle. They may be released in their sixth year. White and Rosado Gran Reserva (now very rare) must have been aged for four calendar years, with at least six months in barricas, and may be released in their sixth year. Example - A red Gran Reserva wine from the 1992 vintage was harvested in October, 1992, after which it spent five calendar years (i.e. the whole of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997) in maturation (including a minimum two years in oak) and it may be released on or after the 1st. Of January, 1998. At this point it will be five years and three months old. i.e. in its sixth year.