Spain has long been the most creative wine-producing country in the world. Ipso facto has the globe’s highest number of vineyard areas at around 2.4 million acres. It was not so popular until recently there was a global hype about Spanish wines. In the last few years, the export of the wines has doubled with the USA being the top destination or buyer of the wines from Spain. The way they have done for ages in Piedmont or Bordeaux, the same way it makes sense for the Americans to look and experience the wonders of Spanish wine. There was a 21% increase in the visitors in the year 2017 in Spanish wineries compared to the previous year..
To know more about Spanish wines, you can also visit the visit champagne region. It can also become tough to know where to start with some 4000 wineries and a plethora (dozens) of wine regions. Rather than you looking here and there, in this guide, you will know some of the famous wine insiders. Here are some wine regions which you can visit –
En route to Barcelona, you can jump into the sparkling wine country of Penedés, then you can also visit the prominent region of La Roja before going down to Madrid and then continue to the southward coastal city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Penedés: Cavas Codorníu –
Here you can hold the champagne and enjoy Spain’s sparkling wine, you can experience their bubbly sparkling wines. It is the oldest producer, i.e., Codorníu, in the Penedés region of Catalonia. People who love history and wines and the novice mostly visit this place on a day tour which is just 45 minutes from Barcelona.
Here you can feel the history of 1551 inside the 30 Km of the underground wine caves. One of the most pivotal relics which is inside the Codorníu estate is the statute of Anna de Codorníu, too carries the family name. Plus, in the year 1659 married into the Raventos family, changing the course of Catalonian wine forever.
One of the things of beauty that you will notice about this place is that it has a spectacular mansion and beautiful gardens. The cellar tour is one of the most fun tours that you can ever experience you also get a tram. Plus, Tracey one of the visitors recommends the Jaume Codorniu, a Gran Reserva vintage Cava, which is made from the oldest vineyards. It has a blend of Xarel-lo, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir. Besides that, it can stand side-by-side with the finest vintages Champagnes.
Somontano: Viñas del Vero and Blecua –
It is situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, NE Somontano region in Spain’s beautiful and exciting destinations. The leading winery Viñas del Vero, along with the wine-producing sister property Blecua are supervised by the wonderful winemaker José Ferrer. You will see a balanced and detailed approach to the craft. You can also go through the vineyards by Segway, take part in the harvest
and also enjoy a tapas pairing with their vinos. You can also choose to drink the spicy, tropical, silky – Viñas del Vero Gewürztraminer 2018. It will make you feel delicious and you will feel surprised.
