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Tinto, Blanco or Rosado

Over fifty percent of the European Union's vineyards lie in Spain and vino (wine), either tinto (red), blanco (white) or rosado/clarete (rosé), is the invariable accompaniment to every meal. As a rule, wine is extremely inexpensive and while low prices used to be equated with low quality, in recent years enormous investment has been flowing into the Spanish wine trade and standards have risen dramatically. The wines to look out for are whites from Galicia and reds from Rioja, Navarra and Ribera del Duero. Cava (Spain's champagne) generally comes from Catalunya and is a real bargain, whilst Andalucía is noted for its sherries and brandies. One thing worth knowing about Spanish wine is the terms related to the ageing process which defines the best wines; crianza wines must have a minimum of two years ageing before sale; red reserva wines at least two years (of which one must be in oak barrels); red gran reserva at least two years in oak and three in the bottle). White gran reserva guarantees five years' ageing (of which six months must be in oak).

(Article from: www.spanishhaven.com )