Nº 04·Primavera 2026·Enoturismo del mundo hispano
Nº 01·Wine region·D.O. Utiel-Requena
Utiel-Requena is the most important wine appellation in the Valencia region — a high plateau at 700-900 meters, about 60 km west of Valencia city. The native bobal grape is the headline: for decades it was sold in bulk, but a wave of small and mid-sized producers has spent the last 20 years proving bobal can compete with Spain's most serious red varieties — fresh, structured wines with a clear identity that doesn't copy tempranillo or garnacha. There's also serious work being done with macabeo whites and high-quality sparklings.
By Mateo Iriarte·Editor
Updated · May 3, 2026
Nº 01·Cities
Utiel-RequenaNº 01
Valencia is the most underrated city in Spain for wine tourism. It has Utiel-Requena — where bobal is finally proving itself as a serious variety — an hour west, and the broader D.O. Valencia in its orbit, with expanding production of reds, whites, and sweet wines. Beyond wine, the city has a regional cuisine of its own (real paella, fideuà, all i pebre, horchata, fartons) and a quality of life that makes the city-plus-winery combination one of the easiest in Spain.
Nº 02·Featured
Valencia · Utiel-RequenaNº 01
Hispano+Suizas is probably the most interesting winery in the Valencia region. Three partners — winemaker Pablo Ossorio, Marc Grin, and Rafael Navarro — started in 2006 with a clear plan: make top-tier sparkling and still wines in Utiel-Requena. Their Quod Superius reds and Tantum Ergo traditional-method sparklings are benchmarks in their categories. The visit is serious, the tastings generous, and the barrel room alone justifies the trip.