{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books UK","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk","author_name":"Leah","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/blog\/author\/lcollett\/","title":"The Wines of Central and Southern Spain - ACC Art Books UK","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NtACWKIb0R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-wines-of-central-and-southern-spain\/\">The Wines of Central and Southern Spain<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-wines-of-central-and-southern-spain\/embed\/#?secret=NtACWKIb0R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Wines of Central and Southern Spain&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books UK\" data-secret=\"NtACWKIb0R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141882-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":933,"thumbnail_height":1400,"description":"Title: The Wines of Central and Southern Spain, Pages: 360 Pages, Publish Date: 9th Jun 2025, Author: Sarah Jane Evans, ISBN: . Explores the wines of Catalunya, Spain&rsquo;s Mediterranean coast, the Levante, the heart of Spain, including Madrid and La Mancha, Andalucia in the south and the Balearic and Canary Islands. Taking each region in turn, Evans relates its history, exploring current trends in winemaking and viticulture and profiling the key producers.Acknowledgements ix Preface xiii Introduction 1 1. Catalunya: the forthright and independent spirit 13 2. Sparkling wines: a fizzing future 76 3. The heart of Spain: windmills to wind farms 113 4. The Levante: the new beginning for Mediterranean wine 157 5. Andaluc&iacute;a: majesty beyond the mountains 203 6. The Canaries and the Balearics: the delights of island life 281 Appendix I: Spain&rsquo;s quality wine categories 325 Appendix II: Vinos de Pago 327 Appendix III: Grandes Pagos de Espa&ntilde;a 331 Appendix IV: Vinos de la Tierra statistics 333 Appendix V: Directory of featured grape varieties and their synonyms 339 Glossary 344 Bibliography 350 Index 353 MAPS Map 1: Wine regions featured in the book xvi Map 2: Catalunya 14 Map 3: Priorat and Montsant 58 Map 4: The heart of Spain 114 Map 5: The Levante 158 Map 6: Andaluc&iacute;a 204 Map 7: The Sherry production zone 217 Map 8: The Canary Islands 282 Map 9: The Balearic Islands 307"}