Andalucia Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Wine from Andalucia comes out of Spain, where it sits as a wine region.

Palomino leads the plantings, with Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel alongside it.

Vines root into chalk and sand.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

Fortified wine, dessert wine and dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows lusciously sweet and aromatic.

The named areas within are Jerez - Xeres - Sherry, Montilla-Moriles, Malaga and Condado de Huelva.

Pour them alongside seafood, spicy dishes, desserts and meat dishes.

Serve chilled.

Soil

ChalkSand

Climate

Mediterranean

Terrain

Coastal

Styles

fortifieddessertdry white

In the glass.

Dessert: Lusciously sweet and aromatic.

Grapes planted here.

01 PalominoDominant Read → 02 Pedro XimenezDominant Read →

03 MoscatelBlending

04 Zalema Read → 05 Airén Read → 06 Cabernet Sauvignon Read → 07 Merlot Read → 08 Petit Verdot Read → 09 Muscat of Alexandria Read →

Bottles to look for.

A.R. Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Alfonso I Light Brandy, Andalucia, Spain
Alfonso I Solera Platinum Brandy de Jerez, Andalucia, Spain
Alfonso X.O. Solera Gran Reserva Brandy de Jerez, Andalucia, Spain
Alhambra Reserva 1925 Cerveza, Andalucia, Spain
Alvear Pedro Ximenez de Anada, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
Bodegas Cota 45 UBE de Uberrima Miraflores Vino de la Tierra de Cadiz, Spain

At the table.

seafood
spicy dishes
desserts
meat dishes

Serving and cellaring.

Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

01 Jerez - Xeres - SherrySpain Read → 02 Montilla-MorilesSpain Read → 03 MalagaSpain Read → 04 Condado de HuelvaSpain Read →

Nearby regions.

01 SpainSpain Read → 02 SherrySpain Read → 03 Sanlucar de BarramedaSpain Read → 04 Montilla-MorilesSpain Read → 05 Sierras de MalagaSpain Read → 06 Condado de HuelvaSpain Read → 07 Ribera del GuadianaSpain Read → 08 ExtremaduraSpain Read →

Andalucia: common questions

01.

What grapes is Andalucia known for?

Palomino is the signature grape of Andalucia. Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Andalucia make?

Andalucia produces fortified wine, dessert wine and dry white wine.

03.

Where is Andalucia?

Andalucia is a wine region in Spain.

04.

What food goes with Andalucia wine?

Try seafood, spicy dishes, desserts and meat dishes.

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