Winemaking in Spain
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Spanish wineries are known as "bodegas" and the winemakers, "bodegueros".
The Spanish winemakers make their products from a large variety of
grapes.
It's not unusual to find the typical Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and so
forth, but the majority of the wines are produced from native grapes, many
completely unknown outside the Iberian peninsula.
The methods used by the "bodegueros" are of course based on the same
"technology" used in other wine producing areas, but the differences
in technique, storage and aging methods, etc.,
produce some interesting and often pleasantly distinct wines.
For the wine drinker, the language and terminology used in
labeling can
be a serious problem when selecting Spanish wines in the local shop. The
following sections should be helpful in both understanding what you are
about to buy, as well as how and when to most enjoy it.
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