Guide to Wine in Spain

Spain is well known for its wine, quality reds from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, reds and whites from Penedes, fine whites from Rueda, “sherries” from Jerez, and fine sparkling wine known as cava. Almost every village in Spain produces its own wine, and the quality to a greater degree depends on the variety of grapes produced in each area, the quality of soil and climatic conditions.

Wine from Andalucia

Andalucians live their culture with passion and wine forms an essential part of that culture. Wine is the gauge that marks social relations in Andalucia, it invariably accompanies the ritual of having “tapas”, something that has transcended its gastronomic purpose and become a way of life.
Andalucian wines…

Wine from Aragon

Aragon has concentrated on improving its wine production techniques, selecting the grape varieties with an eye to quality and streamlining traditional cultivation methods.

The progress that has been made is noteworthy, though more pronounced in some regions than others; all the areas are aiming once and for all to get rid…

Wine from Basque Country (Pais Vasco)

The Basques can boast that a significant amount of Spanish wine that goes out onto the open market with the Rioja label are produced within their Autonomous Community.

Pais Vasco is regarded as a European food sanctuary. There are few places where enthusiasm for the pleasures of the…

Wine from the Canary Islands

Canary wines lived their golden age from the 16th century when they sailed the seas en route to the ports of Northern Europe and the Caribbean.

Writers and poets of the time would frequently praise the Canary, a wine of the Madeira, Marsalla, Oporto and Sherry lineage which was capable of lifting the spirit…

Wine from Castilla La Mancha

The homeland of Don Quixote, that immortal sad-faced knight, is a huge high plain with gentle undulations at its edges. It is also a “sea of vines”, as one illustrious visitor called it, and represents the greatest concentration of vineyards in the world.

The predominating grape…

Wine from Castilla y Leon

Before flowing into Portugal and giving life to the legendary port, the River Duero runs through the ancient kingdom of Castile through a landscape of cereal plains and vineyards, broken here and there by the silhouette of a medieval castle silhouetted against an intense blue sky.

The Spanish side…

Wine from Catalunya

Catalunya, a community set apart by its language and culture and with its own pronounced personality, has always been a gateway to the rest of Spain. It serves the same purpose for the world of wine.

In the language of wine, Catalunya stands for a vocation for quality with an innovative spirit. …

Wine from Galicia

Galicia, the mysterious Finisterre (End of the Earth) where the Roman legions surrendered in terror, produces some of the finest Spanish white wines.

The Albarinos, from the wine-growing region called Rias Baixas, luminous wines with beautiful green and gold reflections, they are aromatically…

Wine from La Rioja

‘In relation to their price, wines from Rioja are the best in the world’. Hugh Johnson

Located in the centre of the routes connecting the Mediterranean with the Bay of Biscay, La Rioja is the region that gives its name to the most prestigious wine…