Fifteenth Century Spain and Sherry.

Today, the QC monitoring by Spains controlling council is more tough than those in other ECU wine-producing nations. Rioja was the height of fine red Spanish wine for generations and can still be glorious.

Tempranillo remains the principal grape employed in Rioja and the wines are recognized as being some of the finest for cellaring. It produces 3 wines, basically from the Tempranillo grape.

Ribera del Duero and Rioja represented the twin tops of Spanish wine quality till the 1990s. But in the 14th century there had been small mention of the vine, one can only read of typhus, plague and war. Even after the reconquest of Granada and the entire supremacy of Castile, the threat and apprehension of the raiders continued. Sheris is in some doubt of them because they are many . At the start of the fifteenth century, times were bad : the population had been reduced by plagues, and the lands had been destroyed by heavy floods in 1402. Wines from Priorat in Catalonia have gone from obscurity to being the costliest wines in Spain. The red wines are what Spain is legendary for best and the white wines used to be a late addition, but have been seriously improved lately. Even the Balearic Islands are now getting into the act of making cava. Back in those days, it was actually the only wine experience most UK travellers had.
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