From: Rioja, Spain

Varietal: Viura aka Macabeo

Taste: This charmingly easy-to-drink wine will float anyone's boat who loves freshness and fruit. 100% Viura aka Macabeo manifests itself in this wine as a less flinty Chablis alternative with notes of fresh citrus, crisp yellow apple, and winter melon.

Pairing: Go for fresh! Pair this with coconut curries, vermicelli bowls, báhn xèo, tofu-based dishes, scallop crudo, white fish (including fried fish), and custard tarts. 

Did you know? This wine is one of the region’s iconic go-to whites, and in fact Spain’s oldest existing white wine brand, produced under the same name since 1915.