The fact is, it's neither hard nor expensive to add a reasonable selection of Spanish Wines to add interest and variety to your cellar. Probably the best advice is to keep it simple, but varied. You'll find a some suggestions in the Wines To Try Page.
Add A Spanish Section To Your CellarA good place to start might be a bottle or two of:
I very much favor the reds, and the Crianzas and Reservas tend to be quite good, and reasonably priced. Depending upon you personal taste (and of course budget), there's a lot to choose from in both cheaper everyday wines, and in the more expensive Reservas and Gran Reservas. Other choices might be:
Rioja: Crianzas & Reservas [Red]
Penedés: Crianzas & Reservas [Red & White]
Ribera del Duero: Crianzas & Reservas [Red]
Rueda: [White]
Rias Baixas: "Albariño" [White]
Jerez: Finos & Amontillados
Cava: Brut & Seco
For more information on terminology and labels check the Label Page. There's also lots of useful data in the D.O. Regions Page. The D.O. system is a useful guarantee of quality, but there are also some interesting wines which do not qualify for D.O. labelling.
More Reds
- Costers del Segre, Valdepeñas, Toro, and Campo de Borja
Whites
- Rioja, Txacolí, Ribiero and Valdepeñas
"Sherries"
- Montilla and Sanlucar de Barrameda
Enjoy
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