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Very good information about Mencia wines thank you.Mencia is my contribution to this list, prior to my Xmas Camino just gone I have seemed to have missed this deep aromatic red wine grown in the El Bierzo and parts of Galicia. After a night sat on a bar stool in Ponferrada, drinking this after it was recommend by a local, and eating the substantial Pinchos that came with every glass it is now on my watch list https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/mencia-wine/ I have a feeling many on here already know it, but for some reason it has eluded me, for the rest of my Xmas Camino Mencia kept presenting it self to me.
Better a lobster for the Albariño! There are also lobsters in Galicia.Most Galician white wine is expensive here if it can be found. We had to travel out of state back in the beginning of Feb., and brought home a case of Albarino. Spring is here so we may enjoy a bottle out on our porch this evening. With some olives and jamon of course!
No lobster here in West Virginia. Making do with jars of Castelvetrano olives (similar to Campo Reales found in Madrid), and the last of a leg of jamon that was a birthday present for my husband. I am hopeing the Albarino outlasts the Corona.Better a lobster for the Albariño! There are also lobsters in Galicia.
Yes there are other grapes appart from tempranillo, garnacha, mencia...with small productions.It's been a few years, even so I still recall it occurred in my early twenties, in Reliegos Elvis Bar while tasting a glass of wine. ☺
We asked for a local beverage, Xinin the owner warned us it was kind of a thick stuff made of Prieto Picudo grapes.
Even so, we ordered it.
I may rarely compare it to past superb riojas or upcoming great mencias, so sayin, I also enjoyed it.
Yes there are other grapes appart from tempranillo, garnacha, mencia...with small productions.
For example Albarin (different to Albariño) that is the base for Cangas de Narcea wines in Asturias.
A cousin of mine has planted them near Lugo (that is not a wine area) and now is waiting for his first harvest. I don't know the wine but I'm sure that the orujo will be great.
It is not a new Denominacion de Origen Lugo.Albarin grape is news to me, also those Lugo bred vines sound great.
Please, and to the extent you feel like, let us know on them.
Northern vines. ❤
Why does that simple concept make me oh so very happybut I'm sure that the orujo will be great
In Galicia North is famous the Betanzos orujo. They say that is the best of all.Why does that simple concept make me oh so very happy
Its probably the one I had in a pulperia in Lugo. The taste was smooth, and it let a collective oohhh from the group I was with when we downed them, rather than the usual collective shudder.Betanzos orujo. They say that is the best of all.
In the Denominación de Origen Orujos de Galicia there are subregions.Its probably the one I had in a pulperia in Lugo. The taste was smooth, and it let a collective oohhh from the group I was with when we downed them, rather than the usual collective shudder.
No lobster here in West Virginia. Making do with jars of Castelvetrano olives (similar to Campo Reales found in Madrid), and the last of a leg of jamon that was a birthday present for my husband. I am hopeing the Albarino outlasts the Corona.
I hate to admit this, but I go to Spain and eat absolutely no pescado or mariscos. I ask for my ensalada mixta with the tuna on the side on a separate dish for my husband to eat. I do not eat seafood of any kind. I can locate a fish market a mile away no matter how fresh. I can tolerate sitting across the table from my husband while he eats pulpo, but only if I am upwind.Are there no crayfish in the streams of West Virginia? Albarino would be excellent after a day of netting them.
I am in quarantine in Canada for the next 9 days after bringing my mother back from Florida, and I have some shrimp in my freezer which will accompany a bottle of godello for next Sunday's dinner.
A wine included in a DOC in Spain must also have the authorized grape. For example, DOC Rioja doesn't admit Mencia or Pinod Noir grapes.DOC means Denominazione (di) origine controllata. Wine from controlled (specified) geographical origin.
Originating from Italy it's widely used for wines all over the world with a controlled growing area. Cooperatives and Associations of winegrowers or government agencies are controlling the origin of the grapes used for winemaking. So Rioja is from the Region Rioja in Spain, while wine from Franconia in Germany come from Franconia and not elsewhere.
On this map you can see all the different winegrowing regions in germany that are listed in the german wine-legislation.
Hope that this help a bit.
And now for something stronger:Tullibardine Single Malt
Absolutely! Chacoli, what a lovely name.A glass of Txakoli in the Basque Country on a hot afternoon is happiness in a glass.
I also recall when walking Coruña’s leg of the ingles, in an old fashioned looking (still lovely) ❤ bar pulling draft vermouth into tiny individual spanish pitchers called porrones.
Just curious I asked the barman, who told me they came from Cataluña where seemingly it is quite traditional.
No doubt it was one of the highlights from that camino.
I found it quite an experience.The artisanal vermouths of Spain are a delight and I would often find that bars would make their own (well, not all of them were delightful). They were an excellent way to while away a half-hour before the evening mass.
I was always amused seeing the same label as we moved from place to place, Vino de casa. Always good.Some of the most interesting wine I had on pilgrimage came in unlabelled bottles - and I include Orujo.
Some of the most interesting wine I had on pilgrimage came in unlabelled bottles - and I include Orujo.
Some of the most interesting wine I had on pilgrimage came in unlabelled bottles - and I include Orujo.
Orujo is not very popular in Madrid.I tried Orujo last year whilst laid up just north of Madrid with a foot injury. It was at Tincatinkers recommendation. I somehow got talking to a small aged farm worker in a bar and we ended up buying each other orujo. My Spanish improved significantly in the course of the evening, and I forgot all about my foot.
After a couple of hours I thought I was going to die.
Next morning I awoke as fresh as a daisy with no sign of any ill effect.
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