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Details revealed for Wines from Spain Annual Tasting
Wines from Spain is preparing for the return of its annual tasting to the UK, with wines spanning 59 Spanish DOs, expert-led tastings and an innovative digital catalogue making it more valuable than ever.
UK importers and Spanish exporters will share the limelight to show off a range of regions, varieties and producers at the Wines from Spain Annual Tasting 2025. Taking place in London on 1 April and Manchester on 28 April, it will feature 700 wines from 250 Spanish wineries in an open tasting format, with members of the wine trade and associated press be able to explore the breadth of Spanish production in a day.
In London, a series of guided tastings presented by Sarah Jane Evans MW, Beth Willard and Spanish sommelier Manu Jiménez will introduce visitors to key trends, styles and categories. The titles include Mountain Wines, New Trends, Rare Varietals, Garnacha and Cava de Guarda Superior.
In Manchester, themed flights will group products together according to their market position. It encompasses flights based on consumer perception, with one entitled ‘Classic Spain’ offering a primer on the nation’s key styles. The ‘Off the beaten track’ flight, meanwhile, will prove that even one of the world’s three biggest wine-producing countries has hidden gems to discover. Sarah Jane Evans MW will also lead a tasting of Cava de Guarda Superior wines and introduce visitors to old-vine Garnachas from DO Campo de Borja.
Awards and innovation
In a first for 2025, each day will host a tasting of top performers in the inaugural Wines from Spain Awards. The tasting of Grand Gold winners will highlight some of the best bottles Spain has to offer. More than 450 wines were tasted blind in December, with the 100 best performers then submitted to a master jury on the final day. Only 17 of those secured the top designation – Grand Gold – and they will be on show at both UK events.
Registrations for both tastings are already open through the Foods and Wines from Spain website. Moreover, Wines from Spain has recently launched its online event catalogue.
The interactive digital tool provides visitors with a paperless means of preparing for their visit. They can filter through options such as winery, region or variety, to find the wines they need to sample. There are also options for organic wines and low and no alcohol wines meaning attendees can prioritise these popular categories.
With a bookmark option built in, visitors will be able to keep track of favourites. They can even export these, including any tasting notes they have made, once the event is over.
Further details and the event catalogue can be found on the tasting’s website.
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