Wine Review - Vina Sol

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Vital Statistics
Name: Vina Sol
Winemaker: Torres
Country of Origin: Spain
Grape: Parellada and Garnacha Bianca
Available at: Widely available
Price: £7.00
Sweetness: 1/10

This is one of our favourite whites, and usually occupies at least a few slots in the wine rack as we are from a family of dry, white wine lovers!  It hails from the Catalunya region of Spain, an area with a wide variety of climates in a small geographic area allowing vinyards to grow a range of grapes. It's a mix of the delicate, Catalan Parellada grape and the fruity Garnacha bianca which gives a crisp, light dry white wine which is pleasantly smooth on the tongue. 


As a result, Torres recommends this served chilled as an aperterif or with rice, seafood and fish. However, as a habitual white wine drinker I've often drunk this with a range of food and it paired really well with the Spanish omlette I enjoyed before I curled up to draft this blog (wine at my side - for reference, naturally!)

This is definitely a staple wine in our house and always the first one I reach for as a dinner party offering. Somehow, it seems even nicer now the sun is out, particularly after a long day at work, stuck inside, staring out at the blue sky - so now I have reviewed I'm off to enjoy the remaining rays of sun, with the last bit of my glass!

If you have any wine recommendations (I love a dry white, but will try anything once!)  please leave them in the comments.