Wine lovers are often a romantic bunch, and few areas of this world stir our souls like Castilla y Leon. The region is, of course, where many of us spent a college semester alongside our feisty Spanish lover Maria, camping out and blowing up bridges before...um...falling off a horse and getting shot by fascists. Still, we remember the time fondly.
   But Castilla y Leon is more than just doomed romance and guerrilla warfare. It's Spain's most climatically and geographically diverse region, owing to the fact that it is freaking enormous.  For this week's tasty Tuesday, we will explore this giant hunk of Spain with three wines: a crisp Verdejo from arid Rueda, a ripe and richly mature Crianza from the furnace-hot Mentrida region of Toledo, and an earthy Mencia from cooler, greener Bierzo.  Come join us! Papa would approve.