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June 17, 2011
Spain's Sensational Summer Whites
Although they're often overlooked in favor of the country's red wines, Spain's whites offer quality and diversity in both style and origin.
Spain may be best known for its lusty Tempranillos from Rioja and Ribera del Duero and its vibrant Garnachas from Aragon and Priorat, but when it comes to versatility and outright food friendliness, its blended and varietal white wines deserve more than passing achknowledgement.
From Galicia in the northwest corner of the country across the Iberian Peninsula to the Mediterranean Sea, Spain produces a multitude of very good to excellent white wines. They range in style from crisp and citrusy to minerally and polished to lush and oaked.
This makes perfect sense. Except for where it butts up against Portugal, Spain is surrounded by water-either the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean-and thus seafood has long been a major player in the Spanish diet. And what type of wine goes best with the fish, clams, shrimp and lobsters pulled from these waters? White wine, of course.
Summer Whites Available at Cream
Don Sancho Londono 2010 Cortijo Blanco
Finca Os Cobatos 2009 Godello
Hermanos del Villar 2009 'Ipsum'
Hermanos del Villar 2010 Verdejo 'Oro de Castilla'
Papa 2010 Godello 'Castelo do Papa'
Pazo de Galegos 2010 Albarino
Quinta da Muradella 2006 'Gorvia Blanco'
Quinta da Muradella 2007 Souson
Quinta da Muradella 2008 'Alanda Blanco'
Quinta de Muradella 2009 'Alanda Blanco'
Raul Perez 2009 Albarino 'Muti'
Raventos 2009 'Perfum'
Vinos Pinol 2008 'L'Avi Arrufi Blanco'
Vinos Pinol 2009 'Portal Blanco'
Article written by Michael Schachner for the Wine Enthusiast July 2011 Issue
