Sixteen value-driven wines from the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha recently hit shelves in independent wine stores across British Columbia. Sourced and imported by AIS Wine Imports, all of the wines in this collection are priced under $20 retail, pairing exceptional quality with affordability. To spotlight their arrival, house wine has coordinated a series of in-store public tastings in 38 wine stores will run throughout November and December across BC, offering both the connoisseur and the curious an opportunity to swirl and taste the latest from the cradle of Don Quijote’s Spain. The upcoming in-store releases will offer wine lovers a distinctive new line of vibrant, vigorous reds and crisp, aromatic whites at incredible value. Click link for locations, dates and times of tastings.

Castilla-La Mancha
A region brought to fame by Miguel Cervantes’ seventeenth century masterpiece The Adventures of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote of La Mancha, Castilla-La Mancha has since developed a serious reputation for producing wines of exceptional value while maintaining a playful association with its fictional forefather. The region is known for its expansive plains ringed by inhospitable mountain ranges, extreme seasonal temperatures, and high exposure to sunlight, all of which combines to create a dynamic viticultural formula. Representing more than 50% of the nation’s wine country, Castilla-La Mancha encompasses the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo. Boasting the most vineyards per region in the world, this birthplace of Don Quijote includes dynamic Denominaciones de Origen such as Manchuela, Jumilla, Almansa, and La Mancha, to name a few.

 -2008 Finca Los Aljibes, Castillo de Morante, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2005 Finca Los Aljibes, Aljibes, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2008 Finca Los Aljibes, VA Tinto, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2008 Bodegas Almanseñas, La Huella de Adaras, Almansa DO
-2007 Vitivinos Anunciación, Azua, Cabernet Sauvignon Roble, Manchuela DO
-2009 Vitivinos Anunciación, Azua, Bobal Roble, Manchuela DO
-2008 Finca La Estacada, Roble, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2007 Finca La Estacada, Crianza, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2009 Bodega López Mercier, Cal Y Canto, White, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2008 Bodega López Mercier, Cal Y Canto, Full Red, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2009 Cooperativa Santa Catalina, Los Galanes, La Mancha DO
-2009 Vinícola de Tomelloso, Anil, La Mancha DO
-2005 Bodega Unión Campesina Iniestense, Realce Crianza, Manchuela DO
-2009 Bodega Unión Campesina Iniestense, Señorío de Iniesta, Syrah, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2009 Bodega Unión Campesina Iniestense, Señorío de Iniesta, Tempranillo, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
-2003 Bodega Yuntero, Selección Reserva, La Mancha DO