Sunny Spain is the country with the largest area of ​​vineyards, and one of the main wine producers in the world. It is believed that the grapes on Spanish territory were grown as early as 4-3 millennium BC

In Spain, different types of wines are made, but the main thing, of course, is red. Spanish red wines have a pleasant aroma, they have good saturation and some taste of oak. The most famous red wine produced in Rioja, it is based on a famous grape variety - tempranillo. The red wines of other regions of Spain, among them the most popular are Catalonia, Jumilla, Ribera del Duero, Navarre, Rueda, Aragon, also have their own identity and fame.

Rioja also produces white and rosé wines. White wine is produced mainly from grape varieties of viura, and the technology of producing pink wine is almost no different from red, only the casings are removed earlier in order to stop the blackout.

The assortment of the winery in Cuenca Wines of Spain
Winery in Cuenca
Vineyards at the winery in Castile-La Mancha Wines of Spain
Vineyards of Castile
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Spanish Culinary Champagne Cava, which uses the technology of French champagne, is also well-deservedly famous. However, Spanish sparkling wines are also made in other ways, these wines are designated espumoso natural, gran vas and gasificado

If during your journey you decide to seriously take a tasting, do not miss the opportunity to try one of the most expensive Spanish wines - Vega Sicilia , which is born in the lands of Castile and Leon. It received a lot of flattering reviews - well deserved - from a lot of connoisseurs of good wine.

The best Spanish white wines are the wines from Catalonia - Penedes and Ampurdan, and the Malaga produce some of the best dessert wines in the world.

Once in Spain , in no case can not pass by sherry. It is produced here in Andalusia, and it differs from wine in that it is allowed to dry the ripe grapes almost to the state of raisins before making the drink to a hot Spanish sun.

The taste of the wine is influenced not only by the selected grape varieties, but also by the aging period. On bottles of wine this information is indicated on the additional label with the sign of Consejo Regulator - the name of the organization responsible for the quality of the wine. The inscription "Crianza" denotes a mature wine, "Reserva" - aged wine, "Gran Reserva" - high-aged wine. The inscriptions "Garantia Origen" and "Vino de Mesa" denote young wines. It also indicates the period during which the wine was in a barrel. The inscription "3'Ano" informs that wine is bottled for the third year

The popularity of Spanish wines contributes to the development of wine tourism in the country . One of the most visited events is the wine battle in Rioja, held at the end of June . At the same time, both snipers and targets in the battle are townspeople and city guests dressed in white T-shirts . As weapons are used all kinds of containers with wine . The city is popular among tourists not only by this merry action . In Rioja is located the largest in the world museum of wine - museum of winery Dinastia Vivanco . L wine tourism Bitel also worth a visit Castile and Leon, which is located about two hundred Spanish wineries .

Discussion of Spanish wines in the Weekly Spotlight