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Isolda White, Rose
& Red
HISTORY:
Vino de Navarra
(Asociación Bodegas de
Navarra)
Bodegas San Martín
San Martín de
Unx, is a small town situated in mid-eastern Navarra which saw the birth of this
bodega in 1914. In the bodega’s 800 plus hectares of vineyards, top
quality Garnacha, Tempranillo and Cabernet
Sauvignon grapes mature each year. This has
helped complement the bodega’s renowned rosés
with a well-balanced, tasty, powerful red which is
earning increasing recognition every year.
The bodega’s history and the hard work of its 275
members is backed by new bottling and ageing
facilities.
Vinos de España - Wines from Spain
(Instituto
Español de Comercio Exterior)
Spain is the third largest wine producing nation
in the world, occupying the majority of the
Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate,
culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds
of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from
Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a
wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there
are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of
which a handful have gained international
recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and
[Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the
high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such
as Cava, Penedes, Somontano,
Galicia, Rueda and
Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions
worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain
can also lay claim to having the most land under
vine in the world, growing up to, by some
accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which
Tempranillo is their most well known. Other
popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and
Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous
Palomino Fino grape which is used in the
production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in
Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of
the bright, effervescent wines of
Galicia, and
Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
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