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that would be cerveza con limón - very refreshing at the end of a day's walkingWhat do they call the beer that seems to be mixed with lemonade?
that would be cerveza con limón - very refreshing at the end of a day's walking
You are quite correct of course -provided you pronounce the magic wordsSmall terracotta bowls or tumblers are frequently used to serve house wine - historically glass was more expensive and in some regions terracotta easily obtainable. It does a good job of keeping wine at a cool temperature. I always think of pulpo being served on wooden platters alongside Ribeiro served in terracotta - and I can't decide whether I prefer Albariño or Ribeiro - both wonderful in their different ways. But I don't agree with you @scruffy1 - I've had some excellent wine served by the glass in bars for very little. Some of the best wine I've had is produced in small quantities and only available locally in the nearby bars and restaurants.
Bierzo... Bierzo is a gorgeous region, the red Mencias have some "husky" touch on your throat, very fresh wines. The white Godello wines, from nearby Ribeira Sacra, are truly beautiful, rich, mineral white wines
Galicia has the king of whites, Albariño,
Maybe you really should, Reb. Plenty of Bodegas ("hobit houses", "man caves" etc.) even in Moratinos"My Bodega in Spain..." I could write a book. Maybe I ought to!
Oh please do Reb, but please don't tell anyone about the Toro or it will go the same way as Bierzo and my wine-merchant will start looking smug again (whoops)."My Bodega in Spain..." I could write a book. Maybe I ought to!
Two choices for the basque region:
Txakoli - a young, fruity, dry, slightly sparkly white wine. Delicious and the presentation...fantastic, poured from great heights. On the Norte you walk thru the txakoli vineyards and any bar will carry it. A special pour spout is used, but you can easily make one from a cork.
Sidra - a fermented, non carbonated, tart apple juice available January to May right out of the barrel. Also poured high into the glass. Visit a sideria for a unique eating and sidra tasting experience.
Those were my favorites.One insider tip: In shops look out for wine bottles with no big label, just a tiny stripe of paper. That is overproduction of a local vineyard that can't be sold with the official label (hector litre restrictions per acre, or so) but is the same quality. Normally costs 1-3 Euro/bottle without the big label when the labeled bottle sells for 2-3times that price - it is always excellent and local.
Buen Camino, SY
I would prefer just beer with fresh lemon juice or even just lemon slices. Would this be a clara con limon?
Don, thanks, and for your work in the Ditch this year. I would have loved to have been there and pressed a hand with you and with SY and with big boy James and every other Pig in the Ditch.the co-op box wine we had in Moratinos during the Pig Dig was superior to anything one can buy in a bottle the USA.
Thanks for this clarification! I think I was looking for Txakoli - I believe I had it once in Barcelona - and received Sidra instead. I was disappointed! Can you help me with the pronunciation of Txakoli, so I can order it sometime?
Thanks for this clarification! I think I was looking for Txakoli - I believe I had it once in Barcelona - and received Sidra instead. I was disappointed! Can you help me with the pronunciation of Txakoli, so I can order it sometime?
p.s. beer and lemon is called a clara con limón; if you just ask for a clara, you will get beer and a sprite-like mix (lemonade if you are british); and wine and the sprite-like mix is called tinto de verano (not sangría), a life saver in the summer. on that note, we never ask for a sangría at bars or restaurants, very odd.
Thanks, everyone, for all of the excellent replies. This really helps and I'm looking forward to trying these wines before and during my next Camino. Hopefully, I won't have to resort to ordering my namesake - Calimocho! Has anyone ever tried this stuff? I did --- once.
It is so hard to replicate the joy and the feeling of the Camino. I have been trying for 17 years unsuccessfully.One thing we all must remember about Spanish wine is that we all likely drank it after a long day's walk out in the fresh air, surrounded by good people and good vibes. Those elements work similar magic on local cheeses, meats, and liquors.
This is why these things don't always travel well, and they're never quite the same when you have them at home.
So much of the goodness of the good wine is really Camino magic!
you would say something likeThanks for this clarification! I think I was looking for Txakoli - I believe I had it once in Barcelona - and received Sidra instead. I was disappointed! Can you help me with the pronunciation of Txakoli, so I can order it sometime?
I have learned at our wine club that wine should evoke a memory. When you have wine in a memorable setting such as on the Camino. You will probably remember it as a specific experience, hence even common, every day wine will taste better than a higher value wine might in a less meaningful setting. The friends you are enjoying the meal with and the ambience of the Camino make the memory of the wine taste better than it might back home for dinner after work.One thing we all must remember about Spanish wine is that we all likely drank it after a long day's walk out in the fresh air, surrounded by good people and good vibes. Those elements work similar magic on local cheeses, meats, and liquors.
This is why these things don't always travel well, and they're never quite the same when you have them at home.
So much of the goodness of the good wine is really Camino magic!
One insider tip: In shops look out for wine bottles with no big label, just a tiny stripe of paper. That is overproduction of a local vineyard that can't be sold with the official label (hector litre restrictions per acre, or so) but is the same quality. Normally costs 1-3 Euro/bottle without the big label when the labeled bottle sells for 2-3times that price - it is always excellent and local.
Buen Camino, SY
Coming from a vineyards and wine country (although small in every way) I was very surprised by this "region" denomination rather than "grape type" in Spain. Usually we order chardonnay, tokaj, merlot etc. whereas in Spain it's Duero, Rioja and so on. But I like Spanish wines much more than French or Italian for example.spain does not typically go by grape variety but by regions.
Although a beer drinker in it's pure form I have to try this. Thanks for the tip, Anemone!The one thing I did like about walking the Portuguese was discovering how well beer and red vermouth go together. Saw an advert for it on a cafe counter one morning and had to ask. They even sell mini bottles of vermouth just for that purpose. With a quality, herby beer it is delicious. I had the chef at therestaurant Tui Y Yo make it for me and he knew what I was asking for. Fuether in.and, not so much but they bringyou the beer, thevermouth and you mix.
Also excellent is the vermud solera, vermud aged in casks by the cafe proprietor, not the industrial stuf from grocery stores.
Ah, Estella even lovelier on market day.Indeed one of the best wines I tasted in Spain. Even more if you drink it on this street
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Ah, Estella even lovelier on market day.
Therefore I am NOTReb, Reb, you're not paying attention. Toro does not exist, there is no such place as 'Toro', there is no wine called 'Tinto del Toro', 'this is not the boy you are looking for.....'
Staying in Cacabelos one trip, I ordered "vino tinto" "Mencia" in a bar. The response was "that is the only thing we have."the red wine from the Bierzo region made from the mencia grape.
Jill - your parents version sounds more like the one I was introduced to in Barcelona more than 40 years ago. Hopefully it will be the same when I finally return to that Med City!Sangria (translation: blood) according to how my parents made it in the 1960s - 50% freshly squeezed orange juice and 50% red wine. Plus ice. Very simple, very refreshing (and hence alcoholic) and it looks exactly like blood. Nothing like the concoctions I see in large jugs today, with brandy and lemonade and all kinds of other stuff added.
Erm... I think that's beautiful downtown Toro!
Sorry to disagree with my good friend but this definitely Estella. (unless there is some veiled message I am missing here!)
Now I have not been to Toro - but a search on Google Earth comes up with the multi-sided church/building which we see the first photo. But I am happy to be corrected.Not wanting to fan the flames of dissension, but I will weigh in on the side of Rebekah. I think this is Toro.
It sure looks like the colegiata at the end of the street. Oh, and the wine from Toro.......
One of the things I enjoyed about wine on the camino was that many of the places grew/bottle their own, so there isn't a label. (I also loved the way the farmers plant grapes around their other fields, so so many of the paths are lined by a small arbor) I liked just ordering "wine" and taking what I got - usually delightful!One insider tip: In shops look out for wine bottles with no big label, just a tiny stripe of paper. That is overproduction of a local vineyard that can't be sold with the official label (hector litre restrictions per acre, or so) but is the same quality. Normally costs 1-3 Euro/bottle without the big label when the labeled bottle sells for 2-3times that price - it is always excellent and local.
Buen Camino, SY
Two choices for the basque region:
Txakoli - a young, fruity, dry, slightly sparkly white wine. Delicious and the presentation...fantastic, poured from great heights. On the Norte you walk thru the txakoli vineyards and any bar will carry it. A special pour spout is used, but you can easily make one from a cork.
Sidra - a fermented, non carbonated, tart apple juice available January to May right out of the barrel. Also poured high into the glass. Visit a sideria for a unique eating and sidra tasting experience.
Good morning from frostyStaying in Cacabelos one trip, I ordered "vino tinto" "Mencia" in a bar. The response was "that is the only thing we have."
A Spanish pilgrim told me walking into town that the Mencia vines in the area are up to 400 years old. He seemed to know what he was talking about.
In Andalucia you would ask for una clara. Suppose it's the same all over Spain.that would be cerveza con limón - very refreshing at the end of a day's walking
Beer and gaseosa(similar to lemonade) makes a shandy called una clara. For wine it is una copa de vino tinto o blanco. Spain produces mostly red wines, so red should generally be of a better, more reliable quality than white wine.While walking a section of the Camino from Los Arcos to Burgos, I not only enjoyed walking through vineyards, but sampling the local wines at the end of the day. I was sorry that I didn't know a little more about the varieties, though, so that I would know what to order if I wanted to try a wine that was produced in that region. Now that I'm back home, I have a year to do my "research", but I thought some of you might have some insight concerning the wine - and also beer - of Spain. Are there any interesting wines that you tried along the way? Is there any particular way to order them - similar to the way you ask for a caña when you want a small glass of draft beer? What do they call the beer that seems to be mixed with lemonade? I was also intrigued by the bowl-like glass in which my white wine was served in Logroño. Is this glass used for only a certain variety?
Spain produces mostly red wines, so red should generally be of a better, more reliable quality than white wine.
?Se vende por vaso un vino de la zona? ?Que puede recomendarme?
Very frequently I've found that the house wine is a cheap Rioja, NOT a local wine at all. And sometimes the local wine is only sold in whole bottles, and that's definitely too much for me when I'm walking alone...
?Se vende por vaso un vino de la zona? ?Que puede recomendarme?
Very frequently I've found that the house wine is a cheap Rioja, NOT a local wine at all. And sometimes the local wine is only sold in whole bottles, and that's definitely too much for me when I'm walking alone...
Small terracotta bowls or tumblers are frequently used to serve house wine - historically glass was more expensive and in some regions terracotta easily obtainable. It does a good job of keeping wine at a cool temperature. I always think of pulpo being served on wooden platters alongside Ribeiro served in terracotta - and I can't decide whether I prefer Albariño or Ribera (edited for spelling!) - both wonderful in their different ways. But I don't agree with you @scruffy1 - I've had some excellent wine served by the glass in bars for very little. Some of the best wine I've had is produced in small quantities and only available locally in the nearby bars and restaurants.
On less walked Caminos I always order "vino da casa" (de casa?) and I was never disappointed. Maybe sometimes a bit too warm for my taste but otherwise got good and not too pretentious wines. Price? Bargain.
Agree and I cannot find Bierzo wines in Mexico. Going back to Spain tomorrow!!My absolute favorite wine from the Camino is the red wine from the Bierzo region made from the mencia grape. I had never had this wine before and fell in love with it on the Camino.
"My Bodega in Spain..." I could write a book. Maybe I ought to!
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