Exploring Spain through 5 Glasses of Wine

By: Helen Schenck

While the nation of Spain is not even as big as the state of Texas, it offers just as much diversity, culture, and variety as any country you will find out there. Traveling from north to south to east to west, you will hear 5 different languages spoken; you will cross mountains, deserts, plateaus, and even reach islands; and you will stumble upon both some of the oldest and some of the most modern buildings in the world. One way to experience a taste of this diversity is in a glass of wine. Yep, that’s right, wine. In a glass of Spanish wine, you can taste 1000’s of years of history, you can taste the diversity of terrain, and you can taste a little of the story of the grand country that is Spain. So here is a beginner’s guide from a wannabe sommelier, on how to taste the complexity of Spain through 5 glasses of Spanish wine.