Learn about Spanish wine
Our articles will help you get a better understanding of what goes into a bottle and what difference it makes to the wine you drink. Learn about Spanish wine grapes, the major wine producing regions in Spain, the people who make the wine, and the techniques that they use. Start exploring now.
Spanish wine grapes
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Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is one of the world’s best known and best loved red grapes. But it’s also a notoriously delicate grape to work with and requires optimum growing conditions.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is one of the world’s best known and best loved red grapes. But it’s also a notoriously delicate grape to work with and requires optimum growing conditions.
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Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the world’s most popular white varieties. In many parts of Spain, the climate is a little too hot for Sauvignon Blanc to grow in large quantities. But you can find it used quite extensively in DO Rueda.
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the world’s most popular white varieties. In many parts of Spain, the climate is a little too hot for Sauvignon Blanc to grow in large quantities. But you can find it used quite extensively in DO Rueda.
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Merlot
Originally from Bordeaux, Merlot is now grown in close to 40 countries across the world. It tends to give quite plump, juicy and rounded wines, which makes it the ideal blending partner for the more austere grapes.
Merlot
Originally from Bordeaux, Merlot is now grown in close to 40 countries across the world. It tends to give quite plump, juicy and rounded wines, which makes it the ideal blending partner for the more austere grapes.
Spanish wine regions
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Somontano
Somontano’s broad identity makes it a comfortable entry-point for international wine lovers looking to familiarise themselves with Spanish wine. But it’s also a region with a deep winemaking history and lots of local colour and diversity.
Somontano
Somontano’s broad identity makes it a comfortable entry-point for international wine lovers looking to familiarise themselves with Spanish wine. But it’s also a region with a deep winemaking history and lots of local colour and diversity.
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Vinos de Madrid
Despite its best efforts, the Vinos de Madrid region is still relatively unknown even for wine drinkers in Madrid. Which is a real shame because the DO has got a lot to shout about.
Vinos de Madrid
Despite its best efforts, the Vinos de Madrid region is still relatively unknown even for wine drinkers in Madrid. Which is a real shame because the DO has got a lot to shout about.
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Jumilla
Sitting in a hot and dry corner of Castilla La Mancha, Jumilla is a great place to explore fuller-bodied reds made from the Monastrell grape. But it also offers plenty of fresher wines from higher altitude plots that are well worth investigating.
Jumilla
Sitting in a hot and dry corner of Castilla La Mancha, Jumilla is a great place to explore fuller-bodied reds made from the Monastrell grape. But it also offers plenty of fresher wines from higher altitude plots that are well worth investigating.
How wine is made
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Old Vines
You will often see the term "old vines" on a wine label. No-one has formally agreed on the minimum age for vines to be termed "old", but many people use 35 years as something of a standard. The question is: does it make a difference to the wine?
Old Vines
You will often see the term "old vines" on a wine label. No-one has formally agreed on the minimum age for vines to be termed "old", but many people use 35 years as something of a standard. The question is: does it make a difference to the wine?
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How White Wine is Made
We may all love wine, but not everyone stops to think how the wine they’re drinking got to the glass. But for those that do, we thought we’d outline the process from grape to glass.
How White Wine is Made
We may all love wine, but not everyone stops to think how the wine they’re drinking got to the glass. But for those that do, we thought we’d outline the process from grape to glass.
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How Red Wine is Made
The science might sound straightforward, but the process of getting from a grape in the vineyard to a glass on the table is often a long one, with multiple steps and lots of subtle but important decisions to be made along the way.
How Red Wine is Made
The science might sound straightforward, but the process of getting from a grape in the vineyard to a glass on the table is often a long one, with multiple steps and lots of subtle but important decisions to be made along the way.
Spanish wine producers
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Bodegas Ismael Arroyo
Bodegas Ismael Arroyo S.L. is a family winery located in the heart of Ribera del Duero, where the tradition of winemaking has been passed down from generation to generation for 400 years.
Bodegas Ismael Arroyo
Bodegas Ismael Arroyo S.L. is a family winery located in the heart of Ribera del Duero, where the tradition of winemaking has been passed down from generation to generation for 400 years.
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Luis Oliván Vinos y Viñedos
Based in the province of Huesca, Luis Oliván Vinos y Viñedos centre on the idea that older vineyards where grapes have been grown for decades, or sometimes centuries, is the best indicator of quality fruit.
Luis Oliván Vinos y Viñedos
Based in the province of Huesca, Luis Oliván Vinos y Viñedos centre on the idea that older vineyards where grapes have been grown for decades, or sometimes centuries, is the best indicator of quality fruit.
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Bodegas Verum
Verum means "truthful" or "real" in Latin, and it is this search for authenticity in all aspects of the winemaking process that really sets the winery apart.
Bodegas Verum
Verum means "truthful" or "real" in Latin, and it is this search for authenticity in all aspects of the winemaking process that really sets the winery apart.
