WINE OF THE WEEK: Menade Verdejo Ecológico 2020, Castilla y León, Spain
£12.50, The Daily Drinker When you taste a good dry white Verdejo like this, with its citrus-peel snap, streaks of herb and peach, textural, almond nuttiness and suggestion of orange blossom, it makes you wonder why more growers aren't trying it out around the world, especially as it's relatively drought-resistant (although admittedly very susceptible to powdery mildew). Perhaps the answer is simply that it's a white grape variety that is determinedly Spanish in its terroir a