Spanish Wine.

Today Spain is booming in the wine world with close to seventy wine regions.

Wine export from Spain has just about doubled from 5 years ago- potentially because of the fact that Spain is manufacturing more new, world-class wines than previously and also Spain has some of the finest wine values around. In the mid 1980s Spain invested in modern viticultural and wine-making techniques using up-to-the-minute hardware and processes. Rioja is the oldest wine area in Spain, with formal wine production all the way back to the 12th Century. It produces three wines, basically from the Tempranillo grape. +barcelona. Ribera del Duero and Rioja represented the twin tops of Spanish wine quality till the 1990s. But other Spanish regions are now challenging their dominance in the wine world. Wines from Priorat in Catalonia have gone from obscurity to being the costliest wines in Spain. At the entrance you can first see the decorative dragon fountain before the steps which lead up to the park. At the head of the park is terraced area where you have shocking view over the park and Barcelona Town . The most renowned building in Park Guell is a tiny house, called la Torre Rosa, where Gaudi himself lived at one stage of his life. The best way to get to the park is to go by metro. Its on green line ( L3 ), and the stop is Lesseps. If you're looking for a nice budget place to stay in Barcelona then there's good choice of rental accommodation. One of the options may be BCN Studio , which offers inexpensive rooms in shared lofts. BCN Residence residences are found all over Barcelonas town centre, so it gives you chance to visit main attractions inside reasonable walking or metro distance. The red wines are what Spain is legendary for best and the white wines used to be a final thought, but have been improved significantly in latest years. Champagnes known as cava come from the Penedes area near Barcelona. Even the Balearic Islands are now getting into the act of making champagnes. But now creative wine makers of Spain are working with surprising grapes and mixes to provide juicy reds and tasty savoury whites.