Cosecha. Joven. Viejo. And the list goes on. Many wine-producing countries use local-language wine-related terminology without realizing their consumers are unaware of their meaning. Even native language speakers are sometimes confused by these terms as they are technical and/or relate to wine law. No need to worry! Below is your very own Spanish Wine Glossary (in alphabetical order) providing the top 25 wine terms you need-to-know to navigate Spanish wine.

Summary Welcome to this month's 'Beyond The Textbook' WSG Live! In this series we explore all the latest trends, developments and talking points in the major wine regions of France, Spain & Italy with unique insights from the best of the world's regional experts. This month we're delighted to be joined by leading Galician wine expert Noah Chichester to get us up to speed with all the latest goings-on across the region. Galicia has five unique DOs, each with

Sherry producers like to say they deal with two types of terroir. “First,” says Fermin Hidalgo, owner of leading Sanlúcar de Barrameda-based Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana, “the ‘classic’ terroir we all know: climate, soil, etc. The second terroir is the one related to the wineries… Biological ageing is part of our terroir.”