Food & Drink news & information for Spain

PRODUCERS of Spanish black olives have threatened to go to the international courts now that the USA has confirmed a 34.75% customs tariff on imports.

FRUIT has gone up at more than three times the rate of general living costs, by two-thirds in 12 years and by 14% in the past year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

EXPORTING wine to France may sound a little like selling coals to Newcastle, but Spain is shifting tonnes of an Almería chardonnay to its northern neighbour.

A RESTAURANT in Asturias has made a record-breaking bid for a chunk of locally-produced cheese – a 'wheel' of Cabrales has reached the eye-watering sum of €14,300 at auction.

THE WORLD'S third-best restaurant is set to open a pop-up version at a Madrid hotel this autumn, offering an identical menu to that of its main base.

FREE alcohol deals could become illegal in the Greater Madrid region, and if the plan goes ahead, may stretch to other parts of Spain.

THE WORLD'S best olive oil is produced in Spain – it's official.

THREE cheeses produced in Spain have been elected among the top 15 in the world out of nearly 3,500 others from more than 40 countries – and some of them are very affordable indeed.

SPAIN'S health ministry has launched a nutritional labelling system for all food sold in supermarkets, with five colours and an A-E grading scale.

A COLOUR scheme showing how nutritious or otherwise groceries on sale in Spanish supermarkets are will not be used for olive oil, since the algorithms used show it to be far less healthy than Coca-Cola Zero, and the...

NOW out on the shelves, this year's Michelin Guide has awarded or renewed stars for 159 restaurants in Spain – many of which need little introduction, and others which are complete outsiders waiting to be...

ANYONE who lives in, or regularly visits, Spain will have no doubt about why it's practically impossible to find imported wines – why bother selling coal to Newcastle, or oranges to Valencia? With just about every...