Spain

Recent years have seen the emergence of a new wave of Spanish wine, which reflects the country’s diversity. The modernisation that swept through the wine regions in the 1990s brought a new generation of dynamic winemakers, significant investment, innovative techniques, international grape varieties and a radical move towards the fruit-driven wine styles favoured in international markets.

Spain is a country of tremendous diversity, breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage that vies with France and Italy to be the number-one wine producer in the world. The climate and geography of the country (its dramatic mountain chains and vast central plateau in particular), play a fundamental role in defining Spain’s regional diversity and the many varied wine styles it produces.

In northwest Spain the lush green valleys of Galicia and the Atlantic coast give rise to the name España Verde. This region specialises in zesty and aromatic, white wines that include those made from the Albariño and Godello grapes, as well as aromatic red wines made from the Mencía grape.

In Northern Central Spain the Duero River Valley wine region encompasses the wine production area of Castilla y León. This region is notable for the crisp, mineral, white wines of Rueda made primarily from the Verdejo grape and the bold Tempranillo reds of Ribera del Duero and Toro.

Snaking between the Sierra de Cantábria mountains and the Sierra Demanda, the River Ebro and its tributaries have helped carve out vineyards that have been celebrated for at least two centuries. The regions of La Rioja and Navarra are found in the Ebro River Valley wine region where it is the black Tempranillo grape which is king. Navarra is a region renowned for the quality of its rosado (rosé) wines made with the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. The Ebro River Valley region also produces very good white wines made from the Viura (Macabeo) grape.

The “tabletop” that represents the central plateau or Meseta is the inner plateau of Spain which is home to the capital city, Madrid. This is an enormous wine producing region that produces nearly half of all the wine in Spain and is a source of some of the best value red wines the country has to offer, including those made of Garnacha, Tempranillo and increasingly Petit Verdot.

The Mediterranean Coast wine region spans the eastern coast of Spain from its northern border with France to the border with Andalucía in the south. Within this vast expanse a wide variety of world-class wines are appearing in places such as Priorat and Montsant as well as more established areas such as Penedés and Cava, the most famous sparkling wine in the world after Champagne.

The Andalucía region of southwestern Spain is home to the world famous fine wines of Sherry, which takes its name from the town of Jerez and also the dessert style wines of Montilla-Moriles (DO). With the Canary Island’s in the Atlantic and the Balearics lying in the middle of the Mediterranean, the Islands of Spain offer a wide range of wine styles from Listan Negro-based reds to dessert wines made with Moscatel.

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4 Monos | Sierra de Gredos

Al-Muvedre | Alicante

Álvaro Palacios | Priorat

Adegas Galegas | Rías Baixes

Adegas Valmiñor | Rías Baixas

Belarmino | Galicia

Belondrade | Rueda

Bodega Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia | Rioja Alta

Bodega Biniagual | Mallorca

Bodega Contador | Rioja Alta

Bodega Hiruzta | Hondaarribia

Bodega Torre de Oña | Rioja Alavesa

Bodegas Aalto | Ribera del Duero

Bodegas Amézola de la Mora | Rioja Alavesa

Bodegas Bideona | Rioja Alavesa

Bodegas Castaño | Murcia

Bodegas El Grifo | Lanzarote

Bodegas Frontonio | Aragón

Bodegas Itsas Mendi | Gernika

Bodegas La Purísima | Yecla

Bodega Lanzaga | Rioja Alavesa

Bodega Mustiguillo | Valencia

Bodegas Navarro López | Valdepeñas

Bodegas Ondarre | La Rioja

Bodegas Palacios Remondo | Rioja Oriental

Bodegas Paniza | Cariñena

Bodegas R. López de Heredia | Rioja Alta

Bodegas Ramon Roqueta | Catalunya

Bodegas Resalte de Peñafiel | Ribera del Duero

Bodegas San Alejandro | Aragon

Bodega Tandem | Navarra

Bodegas Valdemar | La Rioja

Bodegas Viñátigo | Tenerife

Bodegas y Viñedos Alnardo | Ribera del Duero

Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi | Álava

Bodegas y Viñedos Artazu | Navarra

Bodegas y Viñedos Pintia | Toro

Bodegas y Viñedos Pujanza | Rioja Alavesa

Bodegas Zugober | Rioja Alavesa

Can Sumoi | Penedès

Cava Gramona | Penedès

Cellers Scala Dei | Priorat

Cillar de Silos | Ribera del Duero

Condado de Haza | Ribera del Duero

C.V.N.E. | Rioja Alta

Dehesa La Granja | Castilla y León

Dominio de Pingus | Ribera del Duero

Dominio del Águila | Ribera del Duero

El Coto | Rioja Alavesa

El Sequé | Alicante

El Vínculo | La Mancha

Finca Allende | Rioja Alta

Finca Antigua | Castilla-La-Mancha

Finca Bacara | Jumilla

Finca Montepedroso | Rueda

Finca Valpiedra | Rioja Alta

Finca Villacreces | Ribera del Duero

Grupo Bodegas Olarra | Rioja Alta

Hermanos Lurton | Duero River Valley

Izadi | Rioja Alavesa

Jesús Madrazo Wines | Rioja

La Rioja Alta S.A. | Rioja Alta

Lagar de Cervera | Rías Baixes

Bodegas Lustau | Jerez

Marqués de Riscal | Rioja Alavesa

Martín Códax | Rías Baixes

Mas Martinet | Priorat

Molino Real | Málaga

Pagos del Moncayo | Campo de Borja

Quinta Milú | Ribera del Duero

Rafael Palacios | Valdeorras

RAR | Priorat

Raúl Pérez | Bierzo

Raventós de Alella | Cataluña

Raventós i Blanc | Cataluña

Roger Goulart | Cava

Sandeman | Jerez