It has a great variety of high quality wines, grown and elaborated in over 57 different areas, among which are some that are truly exceptional. Rioja wine is the king of Spanish table wines. The winegrowers in La Rioja, who know that they produce one of the world finest wines jealously protect its quality, while strict official norms concerning the origin of wine make fraud impossible and guarantee the prestige of these exquisite red wines of such unmistakable bouquet and flavour. Sherry is the most international Spanish wine, thanks to yearly exports to numerous different countries. This beverage lacks a great tradition in Spain, though currently it is quite popular and there are many breweries meeting the country's demand.
Spanish beer is inexpensive for the most part and has low alcohol content.
It is served cold and is not a common beverage at meals. Liqueurs Spain's famous brandy is the best known of the Spanish liqueurs but it is hardly the only one. Actually, each region has its own special liqueur.