Rioja DOCa( Photo courtesy of Wines from Spain)
What about
Spain?
By Mike Muirhead, Sommelier( ISG, CMS), CSW
The superpowers of the wine world take a lot of our attention. France and Italy especially boast of long traditions, noble grape varieties, diversity, and dynamic movement toward the future. We study their wine regions, we enjoy the fact that their grape varieties have migrated around the world, and we celebrate the world’ s imitations of their wine styles.
So what about Spain?
Spain is at the forefront of a quiet wine revolution, reconfiguring the wine world and ushering in the new leaders in the Old World. It is a revolution that is turning that question into an awe-filled exclamation.
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