The regions of Spain
Choose a region to read its guide, then move closer through its named subregions.
- 01Andalucía & South18 producersJerez, Montilla-Moriles and Málaga are distinct wine identities in southern Spain. Jerez is known for dry Palomino Fino aged under flor, while warmer Montilla-Moriles centres on Pedro Ximénez. Málaga wines are mainly made from PX and Moscatel.
- 02Balearic & Canary Islands15 producersThis chapter covers Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands. Mallorca brings local grapes, sheltered Binissalem slopes and dry coastal Malvasia. In the volcanic Canary Islands, trade winds, altitude and many ungrafted vines shape wines made from a broad range of native grapes.
- 03Catalonia107 producersCatalonia has twelve designations of origin. In Penedès, altitude and the nearby coast shape Xarel·lo-based whites. Priorat offers a marked contrast: steep terraces, Grenache and Carignan, and reds with chewy tannins, dark raspberry, plum and mineral notes.
- 04Central Plateau37 producersCentral Plateau includes La Mancha and Ribera del Guadiana. La Mancha is broad, flat and dry, with a long vineyard history. Ribera del Guadiana, in Extremadura near Portugal, is a six-subzone Denominación de Origen with rules for production, naming and red-wine ageing.
- 05Duero & León87 producersDuero & León groups Ribera del Duero, Rueda, Toro and Bierzo, four separate Spanish wine names. Labels may point to a place or a grape: 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 Txakoli. Rías Baixas is home to Albariño and five sub-regions, including cool, wet Val do Salnés and inland Ribeira do Ulla. Txakoli is produced in three Basque designations: Getaria, Bizkaia and Álava.
- 07Levante37 producersLevante is a wine region in Spain. Jumilla is the one sub-region mapped here, among nine named appellations.
- 08Other producers40 producersThese producers are listed here with no more specific region shown.
- 09Rioja & Ebro94 producersRioja stretches 100 kilometres between Atlantic and Mediterranean influences. Tempranillo leads its red wines, while Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental locate the grapes. Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva describe the ageing style.