Chapter 09 · 16 min read · 3 sections

Spain: Where Sun Meets Altitude

Burgundy ink illustration of a Spanish wine landscape — bush-trained vines on stony ground below a flat-topped mesa and distant sierra, a hilltop village with a castle, and a wine bottle, glass and clay amphora in the foreground
The Idea

Spain is a country of climatic extremes. Across its vineyards, altitude often matters as much as latitude, allowing grapes to retain freshness despite intense summer heat. Combined with one of the world’s most recognised ageing classification systems, this contrast between climate and tradition defines modern Spanish wine.

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