The regions of Spain
Choose a region to read about its wines and explore the smaller growing areas within it.
- 01Andalucía & South18 producersAndalucía & South covers the wine areas of southern Spain, including Jerez, Montilla-Moriles and Málaga. Jerez is known for dry Fino made from the Palomino grape and aged beneath a layer of yeast. Montilla-Moriles grows Pedro Ximénez, while Málaga wines are mainly made from Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel grapes.
- 02Balearic & Canary Islands15 producersThe Balearic and Canary Islands are two Spanish island groups with distinct vineyards. On Mallorca, in the Balearics, local grapes include Callet, Manto Negro and Malvasia. The Canary Islands have volcanic soils and many ungrafted vines; Listán Negro is their most widely planted red grape.
- 03Catalonia107 producersCatalonia is a Spanish wine region with twelve protected designations of origin. Penedès stretches from the Mediterranean coast towards the mountains and is known for whites made from Xarel·lo. Priorat has steep terraced vineyards, where Grenache and Carignan make reds with firm tannins and dark raspberry or plum flavours.
- 04Central Plateau37 producersThe Central Plateau grouping covers La Mancha and Ribera del Guadiana in Spain. La Mancha has broad, flat, dry vineyards and a history of winegrowing reaching back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Ribera del Guadiana, in Extremadura near Portugal, is a protected wine region with six subzones.
- 05Duero & León87 producersDuero & León brings together four Spanish wine areas: Ribera del Duero, Rueda, Toro and Bierzo. Important grapes include Verdejo in Rueda, Tinta de Toro in Toro and Mencía in Bierzo. Ribera's Tempranillo may also appear as Tinto Fino or Tinto del País.
- 06Green Spain (Galicia & Txakoli)31 producersGreen Spain groups Atlantic Galicia with the Basque areas of northern Spain that make Txakoli wines. Rías Baixas, in Galicia, is associated with the white grape Albariño and has five subregions. Txakoli is produced under three Basque protected designations: Getaria, Bizkaia and Álava.
- 07Levante37 producersLevante covers wine-growing areas in Spain, including the appellation of Jumilla.
- 08Other producers40 producersThese producers are based in Spain, with no more specific region listed.
- 09Rioja & Ebro94 producersRioja & Ebro covers wine-growing areas in Spain, including Rioja. Rioja stretches 100 kilometres between Atlantic and Mediterranean influences and is known for reds made mainly from Tempranillo. Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental are its three official zones; Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are ageing categories.