One of the best aspects of visiting Spain and eating the great traditional cuisine is getting to accompany the food with incredible Spanish wine.  There are over 2.9 million acres of grapes planted in Spain with some 600 varieties, but approximately 80% of the country's wine production comes from only 20 different kinds of grapes.  

 

Some of the major wine regions in Spain are the Rioja, Ribera del Duero (both known for their great red wines), Jerez (for it's Sherry), Rias Baixas in Galicia (for its white wines) and Catalonia (for its Cava - sparkling wine).   

 

If you are visiting Spain and want a great introduction to Spanish wines, we recommend signing up for a wine tasting and dinner.  A professional will introduce you to different wine styles and grape varieties form Spain's wine regions, and also tell you which wines go best which foods (known as wine pairing).  You will have a chance to taste four different wines at a nice restaurant just a few minutes walk from the Reina Sofia museum. Your friends back home will be quite impressed when you serve them a fine Spanish wine and sound knowlegeable talking about it. The wine tasting plus dinner is approximately 70 Euros or 35 Euros if you're just doing the tasting.

 

If you are interested in one of the wine tastings and dinner,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and we'll send you more information.

 

If you want to read more about Spanish wines and the history of wine in Spain, click here.