There is nothing like a white Verdejo wine to bring me back to Spain. It's this Spanish wine from the Rueda region, not the iconic red Rioja wines that most brings the memories flooding back. You don't usually give Rueda a second thought, but it is the wine of everyday Spanish life. It is the wine you can always count to be refreshing, consistent, good-value, and everywhere. Rueda is your best wine friend in a country where wine selection can still be spotty. Single-varietal Verdejo Ruedas are usually a cut above, and the more mineral ones and some of the barrel fermented bottles show the potential of this grape variety. The Arindo 2011, from one of my favorite producers, Bodegas Shaya, is one of the good-value, easy-drinking Rueda wines....it took me right back to daily life in Madrid!