Spanish wine

Bad weather means global wine production this year will remain near a 60-year low according to preliminary estimates, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has said.

The consumption of red wine is declining compared to white and rosé varieties, according to Atanas Vassilev, chairman of the National Association of Bulgarian Vintners (NABV). Vassilev noted that red varieties are primarily being used to produce rosé, which has led to difficulties in selling red wine.

A surge in migration from Algeria to Spain has prompted Spain's interior ministry to summon Algeria's ambassador to explain the phenomenon. Hundreds of migrants began landing on the coasts of Murcia and Almeria last week, EUObserver reported.

Wine is a product which can tell the whole story of a region, its climate, the lives of its inhabitants, their taste and their ingenuity.

Therefore, many people are choosing wine tourism which includes the tasting, consumption or purchase of wine at or near the source.