Pronouncing Spanish Wines

Keen to try something different to Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz? Trying to impress a dinner date?

Here's an explanation of how to pronounce Spanish wine varietals:

Spanish varieties/Styles:

Albariño - Ahl-ba-REE-n'yo - Spanish white-wine grape from Galicia.

Cava - Car-vah - The Spanish equivalent of Champagne.

Rioja - Ree-ockhar - (with a lot of gutteral noises in the ckh). Spanish red wine.

Tempranillo - Tempraneel-yo - Spicy red grape from Spain and South America.

We recommend:

Castro Martin Albarino 2006 $29.95

Vallformosa Brut NV Cava $19.95

Telmo Rodriguez LZ Temp Rioja 2005 $24.95

Pondalowie MT Tempranillo 2008 $24.95

If you would like to learn more about Spanish wines, why not take our Fine Wines of Europe Course?