Have you picked which wines you'll be opening for Halloween this year? If not, our latest Tasting Highlights is here to help with a lineup of fantastic yet affordable Spanish wines that will keep your holiday night from being too dark and stormy (unless you're making rum cocktails, that is).
It's spooky how Spain delivers so many quality wines in such a diverse range of styles. Like a bowl of Halloween candies, that mix includes bottlings from as many as 70 DO- and DOC/DOQ-designated appellations, plus nearly another 70 broader geographical areas. This includes well-known names like Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Jumilla, as well as other areas celebrated for making excellent wines, such as Valdeorras in Galicia and Campo de Borja in Aragon.
This lineup includes Avancia's Godello Valdeorras Cuvée de O 2023, one of the top scorers, which is minerally with Asian pear and pink grapefruit notes. Read on to get our score and full tasting note for this fantastic Spanish wine and 10 others.
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