The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIOJA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RIOJA
- Chief heading off westward quaffing island's wine
- Wine from Brazilian port? Yes, in Berlin
- Games host recently in Germany agreed to supply wine
- Wine and port Jane half finished
- Wine I love in jar, drunk
- Port—at first just a wine
- Wine? Nothing in jar I smashed
- Wine with port punch getting bishop out of it
- Tip for tippler: one soft drink and a wine
- Sources of Riesling in Oppenheim — just any wine?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Spanish area" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spanish area = rioja.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does RIOJA mean?
RIOJA noun- The wine (mostly red) of that region