Wine with Leslie: How to shop 'local' — wherever you are in the world

Great wine tips if you're off to any of the Canary Islands

Barrel of wine from Majorca, Balearic islands, Spain

I’m off to Spain on my holliers like many of you so this week I want to remind you to drink local when you get there. I’m recently returned from a trip to the Balearics and from Madrid Fusión, the annual gastronomy conference which brings together the best of Spanish food and wine.

The talks from chefs and producers at Madrid Fusión were informative but I confess I spent more of my time tasting my way around the stalls discovering new wines and even a new Sherry producer: Bodegas Leona (I adored their floral creamy Manzanilla and nutty, complex Oloroso).