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Cuevas de Castilla 'Con Class' Rueda - $12.99

Wine Details

Price:	$12.99
Producer:	Cuevas de Castilla
Region:	Rueda
Varietal:	Verdejo
Container Size:	750 ML
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Product Description

This blend of 80% verdejo, 10% viura and 10% sauvignon blanc is most certainly a contender for your poolside sipper of 2006. But even if you're poolness, nothing beats a glass or two of this fresh and crisp white. Fermented in tank. Aged 6 months in stainless steel tanks and aged on its fine lees with a light stirring. With or without food, this is one refreshing, value-packed white!

Food Pairings

Category	Pairing
Cheese	Goat Cheese
Red Meat	Proscuitto & Serrano Ham
Fruits & Nuts	Almonds, Quince
Vegetables	Greek Salad, Tomato
Fish or Shellfish	Shellfish (scallops, clams, crab, lobster, shrimp, etc...), Catfish, Dover Sole, Red Snapper, Tilapia, Walleye, Sea Bass, Stews and Soups, Clam Chowder, Sushi Rolls, Sardines
Sauces	Lemon Sauce, White Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices	Ginger, Pepper (black, white, green)
Spicy Food	Serrano ham stuffed w/creamy spinach & shrimp, Mexican & South American, Empanadas

Wine Terms

Name	Value
Rueda	A small historic district in Spain, Traditionally known for high-alcohol sherry-like wines, it is now making wonderfully crisp, aromatic white wines from the Verdejo grape.
Spain	This mountainous country possesses more vineyard land than any other country on earth, and ranks third in wine production after France and Italy. Spain is best known for its red Riojas and its Sherries, however other wines and regions are quickly gaining notoriety. Like France, Spain divides wine into categories; table wine at the bottom level and quality wine at the top, with a large emphasis on geographical origin. VdM (Vino de Mesa) is a basic table wine. VC (Vino Comarcal) wines are a level up. VdlT (Vino de la Tierra) refers to one of the country’s 25 distinct regions, and each wine possesses a local character. At the top level, only about fifty wines are considered DO (Denominacion de Origen). These wines come from the best-known regions and are the equivalent of France’s Appellation Contrôlée. DOC (Denominacion de Origen Calificada) is reserved for wines that adhere to the most stringent regulations. So far, Rioja is the only wine to gain the Calificada classification.

Name

Value

Rueda

A small historic district in Spain, Traditionally known for high-alcohol sherry-like wines, it is now making wonderfully crisp, aromatic white wines from the Verdejo grape.

Spain

This mountainous country possesses more vineyard land than any other country on earth, and ranks third in wine production after France and Italy. Spain is best known for its red Riojas and its Sherries, however other wines and regions are quickly gaining notoriety. Like France, Spain divides wine into categories; table wine at the bottom level and quality wine at the top, with a large emphasis on geographical origin. VdM (Vino de Mesa) is a basic table wine. VC (Vino Comarcal) wines are a level up. VdlT (Vino de la Tierra) refers to one of the country’s 25 distinct regions, and each wine possesses a local character. At the top level, only about fifty wines are considered DO (Denominacion de Origen). These wines come from the best-known regions and are the equivalent of France’s Appellation Contrôlée. DOC (Denominacion de Origen Calificada) is reserved for wines that adhere to the most stringent regulations. So far, Rioja is the only wine to gain the Calificada classification.