Speak the Culture: Spain: Be Fluent in Spanish Life and Culture

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7. 2 Drink

Spain has been making wine for 2,000

years; it’s ingrained in the culture.

Yet they’ve only really mastered the art

on a grand scale in the last two decades.

Today, the traditional red totems of Rioja

and Ribera del Duero are abetted by a

growing raft of fine if largely unsung wines.

Beyond wine, the Spanish enjoy a range of

other native tipples, from almond flavoured

horchatato prodigiously thick chocolate.

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