(Decanter) - The Penedes region of Spain is preparing for a major overhaul of its appellation system. Josep Albet, owner of the Albet I Noya winery and recently elected president of the Regulatory Council of the Penedès DO, is leading a campaign to demarcate the region into five or six further sub-zones, with the emphasis on promoting some superior sub-regions within the generic appellation. He told Decanter.com that the existing appellation was woefully outdated and did not reflect the massive diversity of terroirs within Penedès. ‘In our region vines grow along the Mediterranean coast to 800m above sea level, on the top of our mountains.