Spanish wine once had that reputation as a throwback to wines of the old world but it has undergone a great transformation in recent decades. Producers are increasingly recognising the versality of their grapes and moving away from their traditional oak barrel based production towards more modern methods involving more maturation taking place in steel tanks. Having the courage to let their grape varieties speak for themselves. Tempranillo may the be the dominant variety but I am so excited to discover wines from the lesser known regions such as Priorat in Catalunya and bring you refreshing whites like Albariño and the lovely minerality of Txakoli from the northern Basque region.