Wine with Leslie: More recommendations from Spain's wine scene

"You don’t need me to tell you about Rioja, Cava and Ribera del Duero, I am guessing, and least of all about Albariño, given how much we consume in Ireland (we are still no. 3 in the world in volume sales)."

So the wine column is off to Spain again this week, partly because it is still Eat Spain Drink Spain month, the annual promotion run by the Spanish commercial office to promote all the nice things to eat and drink that come from Spain.

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Leslie Williams

Leslie Williams has been the Irish Examiner's wine columnist since 2012 and has been reviewing restaurants since 2015.

So the wine column is off to Spain again this week, partly because it is still Eat Spain Drink Spain month, the annual promotion run by the Spanish commercial office to promote all the nice things to eat and drink that come from Spain.

You don’t need me to tell you about Rioja, Cava and Ribera del Duero, I am guessing, and least of all about Albariño, given how much we consume in Ireland (we are still no. 3 in the world in volume sales).