“Spanish wine includes red, white, and sparkling wines produced throughout the country. Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 1.2 million hectares planted in wine grapes, making it the most widely planted wine-producing nation but the second largest producer of wine in the world, behind Italy and ahead of France, and the United States. This is due, in part, to the very low yields and wide spacing of the old vines planted on the dry, infertile soil found in some of the Spanish wine regions. The country is ninth in worldwide consumption with Spaniards drinking, on average, 21.6 litres per person a year. The country has an abundance of native grape varieties, with over 400 varieties planted throughout Spain though 88 percent of the country's wine production is from only 20 grapes — including the reds Tempranillo, Bobal, Garnacha, and Monastrell; the whites Albariño, Airén, Verdejo, Palomino, and Macabeo; and the three Cava grapes Parellada, Xarel·lo, and Macabeo.”

1st Course Grilled Shrimp in Escabeche Wine-Legado del Conde Albarino, DO Rías Baixas  “Neat, straw yellow with lemon iridescence. On the nose, medium intensity of pear-style white fruit and hay final notes. On the palate, nice with some Atlantic Ocean salt; jasmine and apple after notes.”

2nd Course Sausage and Mushroom Fideua (Pasta) Wine-Vina Reboreda Mencia, Ribeiro “Made with the variety mencía from a single farm. Large structure in the mouth, ruby red, with aromas of berries and balanced tannins. Grape varieties: mencía.”

Entrée Spanish Braised Beef with Olives Wine-Casa Gran del Siurana GR-174, Priorat Rubbery and smoky to start, with standard berry aromas and leather filling in any blanks. Thick and solid in the mouth, with intense, almost baked blackberry, licorice and toast flavors leading to a toasty, warm finish with chocolate and coffee. Very good for under $20.

Dessert Churros with Chocolate Sauce

$45 per person.