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DO Alicante
Forget about the beaches, Alicante is a fascinating winemaking region that's undergoing something of a renaissance.
Mar 21
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DO Bierzo
Sitting in the northwest corner of Castilla y León and bordering Galicia and Asturias to the north, Bierzo is something of a transition zone between the…
Mar 6
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DO Costers del Segre
Costers del Segre in Catalunya is named after the river Segre, one of the many tributaries that feed into the Ebro river.
Feb 20
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VT Cadiz
VT Cádiz is Spain’s fourth largest IGP where production is centred on white wines made predominantly with the Palomino Fino grape.
Feb 20
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Ben Giddings
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DO Cava
Cava is not just Spain’s most well-known sparkling wine, it's also a DO in its own right and is spread across several geographical areas.
Feb 20
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Ben Giddings
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DO Jumilla
Sitting in a hot and dry corner of Castilla La Mancha, Jumilla is a great place to explore fuller-bodied reds made from the Monastrell grape.
Feb 20
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Ben Giddings
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DO Manchuela
Manchuela is famed for the Bobal grape, once a stalwart of bulk wine but now used to make exceptional single varietal wines.
Feb 20
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DO Manzanilla - Sanlúcar de Barrameda
You may not know it, but DO Manzanilla – Sanlúcar de Barrameda is formally recognised as the true home of Manzanilla, one of Spain's finest sherry…
Feb 20
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Ben Giddings
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DO Montsant
Growing up in the shadow of the more famous Priorat, Montsant nevertheless has a wine-producing history all of its own.
Feb 20
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Ben Giddings
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DO Penedès
Penedès is best known for Cava but it's also worth trying some of the region's wonderful aromatic white wines.
Feb 20
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DOQ Priorat
Priorat, along with DOCa Rioja, is one of the two wine-growing regions in Spain with "DO+" which means that the rules are that little bit stricter for…
Feb 20
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DO Rías Baixas
Rias Baixas is home to the excellent Albariño wines, but has a growing number of other interesting grapes to discover.
Feb 20
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