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 Our name says it all: Wine and Tapas… we will provide you with all the information you need to become a real expert on the matter of wine.
Spanish wine has grown immensely during the last three decades, claiming a place between the top world producers with regards to quality. Spanish wines are competing in a market ruled by French, Californian and Australian wines, and they still have a lot of ground to catch up on.
The modern methods have made their way through the vineyards all over the country, introducing concepts such as, the effective control of grapevines, a constant watch over the primary aroma of the fruits, order in the Wineries and spotless elaboration processes.
These days Spanish wines find themselves in a privileged position as the world is starting to get to know all the other denomination of origin (D.O.) apart from Rioja; introducing wines of the highest qualities with many different characteristics. The offer is fascinating as we can choose from 68 different D.O. in just 16 regions.
When choosing a Spanish wine, the one thing that is recognized all over the world as an add-on to a great product, is the price/ quality ratio (one of the best in the world). This makes things even more attractive, as we find ourselves at a point where we can enjoy incredible wines at a fraction of price of their peers from the other countries.
As we have mentioned previously, we want to help you enjoy the wines at their best; to do so, we will assist you in several ways. Not only will we helping in your selection of wine but we also want you to understand all the complexities of the amazing product that is wine, so you can get to love it as much as we do. This is not an easy task and not a humble one either, but we always aim high and get great results, so we will do everything in our power to achieve this.
Above everything we love wine and we think is one of the finest things any of us can develop a passion for.
Find in here all the basic information you need to know (and more) about Spanish wine: categorized by type, by region, by denomination of origin (D.O.) and by age. We have also included grape varieties and an extended glossary of all the terms you will encounter along the wine journey, plus lots more.
Wine types
 Most people know about Spain’s most popular wines which currently represent just a small fraction of the total produced. There is still plenty of varietals or the new blends of varietals out there to be discovered.
By varietals we are describing those wines made mostly from a single named grape variety; some people refer them as varietal or mono-varietal (Spain). The rule of thumb is that all wines that carry the name of the grape should have at least 80% of it in Europe (in the USA the regulation is set to 75%). Read more…
Wine Classification
 There are other ways of classifying wine apart that from their type, here are three other ways of denominating a wine. Read more…
· By Age
· By Colour
· By Sweetness
Summary of Grapes
 In this section you will find a brief but concise introduction to the most common red and white varieties from all Spanish wine regions. Read more… Helpful Hints plus Questions & Answers  There is so much information we want to share with you that it is hard to know where to start. Hopefully we will be able to match your needs as we are including everything else we know, our latest findings, new information by our experts, answers to previous questions, information from the wineries, and much more. Between many things you will find: wine and food matching, how to serve wine, how to store it, when’s the right time to drink wine and much more. Read more… Wine Glossary
 From A to Z: everything you need to know about wine. Read more…
Wine Regions and Denomination of Origin
 The primary appellation classification system for Spanish wines is known as Denomination of Origin (D.O.). Appellation refers to the region where a wine’s grape variety is grown. Most European wines are appellations. The term appellation is ‘French’ and is used to refer to a specific viticulture region which differentiates one region from another based on its unique features such as geographical location, type of climate, soil, temperatures. Read more…
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