SPAIN

Amongst Europe’s largest wine producers Spain provides an enormous range of wines which represent excellent value, from the Cavas of Penedes, the Riojas and the huge region of La Mancha in the arid centre of Spain which provides much of the everyday drinking wine. Quality has improved enormously since the 1970’s with cool fermentation and stainless steel allowing fresher and crisper wines to be made in spite of the high summer temperatures.Rioja remains the most popular and widely consumer wine from Spain with its soft fruity style and lightly oaky nose.