Spanish wine law 2

Vino de Mesa (VdM) – These are wines that are the equivalent of most country’s table wines and are made from unclassified vineyards or grapes that have been declassified through ‘illegal’ blending. Like the Italian Super Tuscans from the late 20th century, some Spanish winemakers will intentionally declassify their wines so that they have greater flexibility in blending and winemaking methods, however, most commercial wines are not sold in this category.

Vino de la Tierra (VdlT) – This level is like France’s vin de pays system, normally corresponding to the larger geographical regions and will appear on the label with these broader geographical designations like Andalucía, La Mancha and Levante. These wines are typically at the budget end, but some great examples of good winemaking can be found that don’t fulfil the more rigorous rules of DO or DOCa.