Spanish Wine Regions

Bierzo is definitely Spain´s most up and coming region and thanks to celebrity winemakers like Alvaro Palacios, these Mencia based wines are gaining intentional attention. This beautiful wine region is located in northwest Spain just below the Celtic winemaking region of Galicia...

Spain´s beautiful Mediterranean wine region of Emporda is an absolute must for the gourmet traveler as apart from small and artisan wine cellars, the region is host to spectacular coastal scenery, luxurious boutique hotels, fabulous gourmet restaurants and lovely villages like Cadaques...

The wine region of La Rioja was demarcated by the area's governing body, the CONSEJO REGULADOR, in 1926. The region extends for approx. 120 km along both sides of the Ebro River and is, at its widest, 50 kilometers, bounded by mountains on either side...

From generally oxidized rosés to full-bodied reds, the transition in Navarra's winemaking has been sudden and overwhelming. Garnacha, the workhorse rosé grape now is less than 40% of plantings, compared with 90% in the 1980's. Its place has been taken by the Spanish Tempranillo...

Catalonia's premiere wine region of Penedes (located less than an hour south of Barcelona) produces a range of excellent still wines ranging from delicate whites to beefy reds, as well as the flagship Cava. Traditional Method Cava is made with the indigenous grapes of Xarel.lo and Parellada...

Although little more than 20 km from the Catalan Mediterranean coastal plain, Priorato is remote. Few decent roads penetrate this wildly beautiful region whose steep-sided mountains rise quickly to over 1,100m, and travel between its scattered villages can be laborious...

The landscapes of the Rias Baixas wine region in Spain's northwestern Galicia, starkly contrast with the image many have of Spain- dry, hot, with a splash of bullfighting and flamenco. Galicia is Celtic (whose legacy today is evident in the traditional regional instrument...

Legend has it that the Elephant & Castle district in London got its name from a cockney derivation of 'Infanta de Castilla', the title of Isabella, the Spanish Catholic queen who stayed there during a visit to London in the 15th century...

Be it fino, amontillado or oloroso, Sherry is a complex, esoteric fortified wine with the versatility to go from apéritif to table wine to after-dinner sipper. One of the attractions of the world's great fortified wines is that each is inextricably tied to a storied, exotic locale..

Located on a high plateau in the mountainous area of Huesca (known for its ski resorts), the wine region of Somontano lies at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains. The name Somontano actually means "Under the Mountain"...

Many Spanish wine writers believe that Toro, a relatively little-known denominación de origen (DO), located in Zamora province around the town of Toro, is Spain's most promising wine region. Once known for black, stout, powerful wines that lived up to their name...