Top 10 Wine Regions

• Introduction
• 1. Andalucía
• 2. Cape Winelands
• 3. California
• 4. Hunter Valley
• 5. Loire Valley
• 6. Mendoza
• 7. Niagara
• 8. Oregon
• 9. Porto
• 10. Tuscany

Andalucía

Flamenco and tapas are best when accompanied by a savory glass of Andalucía’s own famous sherry. With Spain touting more vineyard acreage than anywhere in the world, this southwestern Spanish province accordingly produces an array of fine wines but is most renowned for its dry to sweet amber sherry. Most tours in the region start off in Seville and head to Jerez de Frontera (the sherry capital of the world) where you’ll learn the ins and outs of wine making and how varietals like vinegar and Jerez brandy are produced, and, of course, get to taste some quality selections. After exploring the vineyards, sample Spain’s finest at a traditional wine bar, better known as a bodega, where barrels of wine are stacked on multicolored tile floors and links of sausage and herbs hang from wooden beams. Here, you can spend afternoons nibbling on salty olives, snacking on delicious tapas, all the while sampling glass after glass of fragrant sherry.

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