“When’s the last time you ordered a Spanish wine in a restaurant?” asks Vince Friend. I need a moment. When’s the last time I ate at Aioli Bodega Española or Tapa the World, Sacramento restaurants ...

Spain’s famous for many great things and people. Fantastic food. Terrific football teams. (Soccer, in our country.) Rafael Nadal. (Thanks for the memories and enjoy your retirement, Rafa.) You can ...

To nine out of ten topers, Spanish wine means sherry — Finos, Amontillados, Olorosos, and a score of branded names of long lineage and decent antecedents. Spain’s table wines have, by comparison, ...

When the Spanish Wine Scholar study and certification program was launched in October of last year, courses were taught both online and in-person at wine schools in the United States, United Kingdom, ...

In a time when "value" has become a recognized virtue again in wine shopping, Spain is ready and waiting as arguably the world's finest source for affordable bottles of character and quality.

– Rioja is Spain’s most celebrated wine region. However, there are actually three unique districts that compose the Rioja: the two cooler climates of Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, and the balmier ...

When it comes to wine, Spain might be best known for its robust reds from regions like Rioja and Ribera del Duero or smooth Sherries from Jerez in southwest Spain. But that’s just the start when it ...

I love everything Spanish. I love the language, the food, the music and the wine. When I was much younger, too young to appreciate anything except the music and maybe the Latin men, I traveled to ...