Welcome to the GOCV’s guide to the best places to find, read and learn about Spanish wines. This resource will continue to be updated by our members. (Each category is listed in alphabetical order.)
Books (in print)
- Botella 18: Catar un vino único a hombros de gigantes (2021) by Ferran Centelles
- Comprender el Vino (2021) by Pedro Ballesteros MW
- El Libro de los Vinos de Jerez/The Book of Sherry Wines (2022) by César Saldaña
- ¿Qué vino con este pato?: Una aproximación a la esencia de los maridajes (2016) by Ferran Centelles
- Sherry (2019) by Julian Jeffs
- The Sherry Book (2018) by Philip Rowles
- The Wines of Central & Southern Spain (2025) by Sarah Jane Evans MW
- The Wines of Northern Spain (2018) by Sarah Jane Evans MW
Education centres
Wine importers
A selection of the UK’s leading importers of Spanish wines with GOCV members.
- Alliance Wine
- C&D Wines
- Cambridge Wine Merchants
- Direct Wine
- Ehrmanns
- Gonzalez Byass
- Indigo Wine
- The Wine Society
Awards and publications (print & online)
- Canopy (IWC)
- Club Oenologique (IWSC)
- Decanter (DWWA & DAWA)
- Google Arts & Culture – Spanish Gastronomy
- Harpers (Spain supplement)
- Imbibe (Sommelier Wine Awards)
- Spanish Wine Lover
- The Drinks Business (Rioja Masters; Spain Supplement)
- Tim Atkin MW Reports
- Wines from Spain (ICEX)
Denominations of Origin
There are currently 70 Denominations of Origin (DO) across Spain, each with their own unique landscapes, climates, history, viticulture and viniculture. Because of this diversity there is lots to learn and many of the Consejo Reguladors (regulatory councils or governing bodies) provide excellent information online.
To learn more about the wines from some of Spain’s most well known DOs visit their websites listed below.
For more information about these links or if you have a question about the GOCV in the UK please contact us.