“Spanish Wine and Sherry”-Connoisseur’s Guide
OR: How to get a handle on Spanish wine and culture in double quick time”
“Its funny how most people associate Spanish wine with Reds” and the barrel aged Rioja or the Sherry produced from the palomino grape on the chalky terroir of Jerez with the African winds blowing across it, yet Spain is now on the world wine map for a huge range of exquisite white and red wines that have captivated the imagination of the wine world and have the potential to challenge your gustatory perceptions and turn You into a Spanophile!
The white wines “seduce the palate with finesse” for anyone who is tired of new world Chardonnay or NZ Sauvignon Blanc. I often delight in the pleasure of tasting the fantastic Spanish whites, the Albarino grape grown in Rias Baixa, (in Galicia on the Atlantic) not far from the legendary Santa Compostile (where the famous walk ends up), fabulous with Seafood, or the brilliant Godello grape, not to mention the Verdello of Rueda or even Rioja whites.