This extremely fun varietal Verdejo is the autochtonous grape in the northern Spanish D.O. Rueda, just a bit south of the city Leon, in the region of Castilla y Leon. Like many other wine regions in Europe, Rueda suffered in the first half of the 20 th century. The Spanish civil war and the dictatorship under Franco did nothing to benefit the local wine industry. It wasn’t until Marques de Riscal, the famed Rioja winery, arrived to Rueda in 1971 that the region came back into relevance for wine lovers. The region was revolutionized with the new ideas and technology Marques de Riscal brought, and has become famous for producing delightful, fresh and fruity white wines from the Verdejo grape (as opposed to unfashionable, Sherry style wines). Riscal also introduced Sauvignon Blanc to the Rueda wine region, which they discovered blended sublimely with Verdejo. These days, Rueda is wildly successful and producing amazingly good value for money fruity wines. It´s been the fastest growing wine region in Spain in the past year. Recently the regulations opened the DO for the production of red wines, before the region was entirely white…

Brand: Veracruz

Winery: Bodegas Veracruz

Vintage: 2008

Varietal: 100% Verdejo
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