The Spirits of Pawling List of Spanish and Chilean Wines

The history of Spanish wines told by the Spirits of Pawling. Under Roman rule, through the Reconquista. Throughout the Roman Empire, panish wine was frequently traded and exported. Terraconensis (present-day Tarragona) in the north and Baetica (present-day Andalucia) in the south were the two largest wine-producing regions at the time. Amphorae were discovered in the ruins of Roman settlements in Normandy, the Loire Valley, Brittany, Provence, and Bordeaux during this time period. Spanish wine was exported into Gaul more frequently than Italian wine was. Additionally, the Limes Germanicus in Germania and Roman soldiers guarding border settlements in Britain received Spanish wine. Pliny the Elder and Martial noted the high quality of some wines from Terraconensis, while Ovid noted that one popular Spanish wine sold in Rome, Saguntum, was just good for getting your mistress drunk. During Roman times, the quality of Spanish wine varied. Sources…