2008 Spain

Cool temperatures characterised the 2008 wine harvest across Spain and the wettest May on record proved challenging for all but the very best producers in Rioja.

Toro and Priorat fared rather better, however, and fastidious wine-making elsewhere in Spain has resulted in fine-boned wines with fresh acidity. Whites from Galicia and Rueda have crisp fruit and are drinking well to 2010.