TAPAteria

Walking into a tapas spot in Colorado Springs and finding Godello, Mencía, and Pedro Ximénez on the list is not what we expected — and that's a very good thing. The list is tight at 40 bottles but reads like someone actually went to Spain, not just to a Spanish section at a big-box wine retailer. This is a focused program with a clear point of view.

The list leans hard into the Iberian Peninsula, with Galicia and Rioja doing the heavy lifting. You've got the A Telleira Godello representing the crisp, mineral whites of northwest Spain, and the Avancia Cuvée de O Mencía flying the flag for Galicia's red side — neither of which you'll find at your average steakhouse in this city. The Alto Horizonte Altitud and Villota Selvanevada Blanco fill out the depth nicely, and the inclusion of a Pedro Ximénez de Añada shows someone here understands dessert wine beyond 'port or nothing.' Rioja is well-represented but doesn't crowd out the more adventurous picks, which keeps the list feeling curated rather than corporate.

By-the-glass specifics weren't confirmed during our visit, so we can't give you a hard count — that's a gap worth asking about when you sit down. What we can say is that a list this Spain-focused should be rotating pours to match the tapas format; grazing calls for glass pours, not full bottles. If they're not already doing it, they should be.