As temperatures rise, altitude has become a hot topic in the wine world. We explore the importance of altitude before taking a tour of some of Spain’s highest vineyards. 

In a previous article titled the ABCs of Sherry, Wines from Spain provided an overview of the Manzanilla and Fino fortified wines, which we hope will serve as a primer for the single-subject articles that we’ll begin here.  

This report is a copy of an article originally published on the Estonian Sommelier Association’s website. Kristjan Markii, the director of that organization and a wine journalist, participated in a trip organized by Wines from Spain and the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Helsinki to DO...

“Keep an eye out for Godello.” was what the acclaimed Dutch wine writer Hubrecht Duijker intimated to me in the 1980s. Of all the wonders in Spain's treasure trove, he had singled out an unknown white grape from Galicia. It certainly raised my interest. Time had come to investigate and see what...

Valdeorras may have only caught on with wine lovers and sommeliers recently, but its unique grapes are every bit as fascinating as those of the country’s more well-known wine areas.