Rueda

Rueda is a wine region of Castilla y Leon, Spain.

Verdejo leads the plantings, with Sauvignon Blanc alongside it.

The ground underneath is limestone.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as plateau and riverside.

Dry white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and aromatic, fresh and youthful and made with traditional methods.

Labels here fall under the Denominación de Origen (DO) Rueda and the Gran Vino de Rueda.

Names to look for on a shelf: Bodega Belondrade y Lurton, Bodegas Jose Pariente, Bodegas Naia and Bodegas Protos.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, light salads, chicken and pasta dishes.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

In the glass.

Dry white: Crisp and aromatic.

Sparkling: Fresh and youthful, Made with traditional methods.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Denominación de Origen (DO) Rueda
• Gran Vino de Rueda

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Avelino Vegas Circe Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
• Bardos Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
• Bodega Belondrade y Lurton Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
• Bodega Martinsancho Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
• Bodegas Alvarez y Diez 'Mantel Blanco' Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
• Bodegas Jose Pariente 'Las Fincas de Jose Pariente' Verdejo Fermentado en Barrica, Rueda, Spain
• Bodegas Jose Pariente Sauvignon Blanc, Rueda, Spain
• Bodegas Jose Pariente Verdejo, Rueda, Spain

At the table.

• seafood
• light salads
• chicken
• pasta dishes

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Nearby regions.

Rueda: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Castilla y Leon guide.