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Bierzo
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...
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Emporda
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...
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La Rioja
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...
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Navarra
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...
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Penedes
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...
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Priorat
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...
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Rias Baixas
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...
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Ribera del Duero
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...
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Sherry
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..
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Somontano
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"...
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Toro
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...
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