The History of Spanish Wine for WSET Level 4 Diploma

Welcome to the first video in my new advanced series about Spanish Wine that is suitable for Spanish wine lovers and WSET Level 4 Diploma students alike. This is the first in a long series about Spanish wine that will be released, one episode a week over the next couple of months. In this first video I go through the exciting and dramatic history of grape growing and wine making on the Iberian Peninsula. If you are interested in the origins of Rioja, Ribera and more, this series is for you. As always with my video series the first few episodes will be shown here on youtube. But if you want to see the rest of the Spain series for now you will have to sign up to the D3 bundle on my portal. Here is the link https://e-learningwine.winewithjimmy.... Click here to sign up to Jimmy Smith's exclusive WSET course revision portal: https://e-learningwine.winewithjimmy.... @winewithjimmy @westlondonwine @south_london_wine @streathamwinehouse Visit www.www.winewithjimmy.com for all of Jimmy Smith's services Visit www.westlondonwineschool.com for more ONLINE tastings and courses Visit www.southlondonwineschool.com for more ONLINE tastings and courses Visit www.streathamwinehouse.com to order wines from London's coolest wine bar 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Arrival of the Phoenicians (1100BC) Established Gadir, introduced grapegrowing 6:27 Arrival of the Greeks and Carthaginians Co-existing with Celtiberians and Phoenicians 8:01 Arrival of the Romans Conquered the entire peninsula 11:24 Arrival of the Moors (711) Quickly conquered the Visigoths i 14:25 Reconquista begins (722) Battle of Covadonga 16:34 End of Reconquista and global expansion (1492) Spain enters a golden age 23:54 Rioja pioneers regulation Rioja Wine Exporters' Syndicate (1907) and Consejo Regulador (1926) 27:00 Key influencer: Miguel Torres Introduces modern grapegrowing and winemaking to Catalunya