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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.

  • White wine grapes hanging on a vine

    Airén

    At just over 200,000 hectares (or 21% of total vines planted) Airén is Spain’s most widely grown white grape and second only to Tempranillo at 203,000 hectares.

    Airén

    At just over 200,000 hectares (or 21% of total vines planted) Airén is Spain’s most widely grown white grape and second only to Tempranillo at 203,000 hectares.

  • Albariño

    Albariño

    Albariño is a white wine grape most commonly found in the region of Rias Baixas, one of the five official wine-growing regions in Galicia. It produces wines with lovely fresh...

    Albariño

    Albariño is a white wine grape most commonly found in the region of Rias Baixas, one of the five official wine-growing regions in Galicia. It produces wines with lovely fresh...

  • White wine grapes hanging on a vine

    Albillo Real

    Albillo Real is a native Spanish white variety grown historically in Castille, especially Ribera del Duero, Avila and Madrid, as well as Galicia. 

    Albillo Real

    Albillo Real is a native Spanish white variety grown historically in Castille, especially Ribera del Duero, Avila and Madrid, as well as Galicia. 

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  • A vineyard in the autumn in the Spanish wine region of Alicante

    DO Alicante

    DO Alicante has had official status since the early part of the 20th century. But, as elsewhere in Spain, in the last ten years the region has undergone something of a...

    DO Alicante

    DO Alicante has had official status since the early part of the 20th century. But, as elsewhere in Spain, in the last ten years the region has undergone something of a...

  • An old white cottage on the brow of a hill at sunset in the Spanish wine region of Bierzo

    DO Bierzo

    Sitting in the northwest corner of Castilla y León and bordering Galicia and Asturias to the north, Bierzo is something of a transition zone between the Atlantic and the Spanish...

    DO Bierzo

    Sitting in the northwest corner of Castilla y León and bordering Galicia and Asturias to the north, Bierzo is something of a transition zone between the Atlantic and the Spanish...

  • A vineyard in the Spanish wine region of VT Cadiz

    VT Cadiz

    VT Cádiz is currently Spain’s fourth largest IGP (Indicación Geográfica Protegida) and 80% of the production is centred on white wines made predominantly with the Palomino Fino grape.

    VT Cadiz

    VT Cádiz is currently Spain’s fourth largest IGP (Indicación Geográfica Protegida) and 80% of the production is centred on white wines made predominantly with the Palomino Fino grape.

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  • Stainless steel fermenting tanks in a winery

    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...

    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...

  • A winemaker pouring red wine grapes into a crusher

    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...

    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...

  • Bottles of Cava resting in a cellar

    How Cava is Made

    Cava is one of Spain’s best known and best loved sparkling wines and one of the country’s most successful wine exports. So, what’s special about Cava and why should you give...

    How Cava is Made

    Cava is one of Spain’s best known and best loved sparkling wines and one of the country’s most successful wine exports. So, what’s special about Cava and why should you give...

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