The Wines of Spain: Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library Series - Tapa dura

Fully revised and updated in its second edition, this book details the recent and fast-paced developments in Spanish wine. Julian Jeffs explores the wine regions and provides in-depth information on winemaking and the leading bodegas and producers in each area. In this fully revised and updated second edition of "The Wines of Spain", leading expert Julian Jeffs provides essential reference to the fast-paced developments that have occurred in Spain's wine industry over recent years. Covering all the wine regions of Spain, including Rias Biaxas, Rioja, Navarra, Somontano, Penedes, Priorat, Ribera del Duero, and Jerez, he includes details of the top producers in each area from well-known wine estates to up-and-coming small bodegas. The book also explores the terroirs, climate, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques that create the distinctive range of Spanish wine styles available and includes fourteen detailed maps of the winemaking regions.

Julian Jeffs became a barrister in 1958 and throughout his career worked as a QC, Bencher, and deputy High Court Judge. In his free moments he found time to be one of the founder members of the Cambridge University Wine & Food Society, President of the Circle of Wine Writers, and General Editor of the Faber wine books. His first-hand experience of Spain came when he worked in the sherry trade in Jerez de la Frontera, and during his many subsequent visits to the country he has formed the basis of this and other books. He is the author of Sherry in this same series, and he regularly hosts tutored tastings on Spanish wines.