Many young chefs at the casual fine dining restaurants of Madrid’s “bistronomica” movement are working with recipes and ingredients from all over Spain.

Today all eyes are on Madrid, firmly established as a global food city on all fronts.

Priorat may be the star of Cataluña’s wine lineup. Since a few brave winemakers recuperated old vines here in the 1970s, Priorat’s quality has exploded, along with its reputation.

Rías Baixas in Galicia, Spain, is the most famous wine region in Galicia, though it is often known simply by its characteristic grape: Albariño. Rías are inlets of the Atlantic similar to fjords.

Ribera del Duero occupies the position of challenger to Rioja’s dominance in Spanish red wine. Learn about some of the most important producers to visit to see the best of the old and the new in Ribera del Duero.

Lisbon is an exciting city that will leave you wanting to come back and explore deeper, a place that calls to you even from across the Atlantic.

Madrid, Spain’s sprawling, cosmopolitan capital, happens to be the best place in the country to drink wine. Just as Madrid’s cuisine brings together influences from all over Spain, Madrid wine lists feature the best wines from every corner of the country.

Today, Andalusia is becoming an incubator for creative cuisine. Using traditional recipes as springboards chefs are resurrecting cooking methods and reintroducing ingredients that had fallen out of favor. Fisherman’s stews, wild game, unusual fish from coastal estuaries, lesser cuts of meat…have all served as inspiration for contemporary cooks.

It seems you can eat extremely well anywhere and everywhere in the Basque Country. This coastal green corner of northern Spain has a reverence for Basque products and culinary traditions leading to packed pintxos bars, roadside grills and traditional restaurants that offer a level of dining experience beyond what is reasonable to expect.

In Andalusia, Sherry vermouth is usually consumed on its own, with ice, or with a slice of orange. The depth of nutty, savory flavor from the dry Sherry base combines with the richness of the sweet wine and the infused spices to create a perfect sipping vermouth.

If there’s one thing that’s sacred in Spain, it’s la comida. Literally meaning “the meal,” it’s no coincidence that this phrase refers in Spain to lunch, not dinner. A philosophical and experiential rebuttal of takeout, working lunches, and drive-thrus, the Spanish lunch is something that has to be experienced to be understood.