Spain Wine Regions
Spain is the second largest wine producer in the world, the largest being France and the third Italy. The best known Spanish wine is the Sherry, produced in Jerez.
The country’s three most important red wine regions are Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Penedès.
However, much of Spain’s production was of bulk wines: cheap and hearty reds with little finesse. But the Rioja region was one exception, finding fame at the end of the 19th century when phylloxera devastated the Bordeaux region of France.
Spain Wines Directory
Spanish Wine: A Pocket Guide
Here is a quick, fun and easy guide to the world of Spanish Wine. Written by an author who has immersed himself in Spanish culture and its wine over the past fifteen years, this book will give anyone interested in the subject an enjoyable introduction to this fascinating member of the wine world.
The New Spain: A Complete Guide to Contemporary Spanish Wine (New (Mitchell Beazley))
This brand-new, second edition of The New Spain is the only up-to-date, illustrated reference to Spanish wines. John Radford takes the reader on a region-by-region tour of Spain’s rapidly changing vineyards and wineries.
Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide: Wines of Spain (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides)
This useful handbook explores the characteristics and winemaking history of each key region in Spain. It features lists of producers, wines, and places of interest in an A-Z format. The region’s gastronomic specialties, with suggested wines to match, are listed, and tips on restaurants and hotels are provided as well.
Spain Wine News
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