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This is of high importance to me too! Also I understand some regions are known for their cider. So please any info - enquiring minds need to know!
Also has most of Spanish wine switched to screw tops - or will I need to pack a corkscrew?
Cider (sidra) is more or less Asturian drink but you can find sidrerias in other parts of Spain also. If you would walk Norte or Salvador or Primitivo there are plenty of sidra even in usual bars.This is of high importance to me too! Also I understand some regions are known for their cider. So please any info - enquiring minds need to know!
Also has most of Spanish wine switched to screw tops - or will I need to pack a corkscrew?
Not too sure about wine tasting etc. But I made a lot of friends carrying a corkscrew!
Davey
This is of high importance to me too! Also I understand some regions are known for their cider. So please any info - enquiring minds need to know!
Also has most of Spanish wine switched to screw tops - or will I need to pack a corkscrew?
I just found this: http://www.rivieragrapevine.com/spi...h-wine-tasting-along-el-camino-de-santiago-2/
I'm not a group tour person, but would like to set something like this up independently with the bodegas/wineries along the way and write it up.
Not only that. If the owners are home they would offer you a glass of wine anyway. Or any other small wine producer along the way. Happened to me many times that I was offered a glass of wine and cold water poured in my plastic flask. More so on less walked Caminos.Are most of the smaller wineries open to the public? I think I've found another reason to walk fewer kms a day!
Easier to read when blind drunk.The Spanish are serious and inclusive about their wines. Notice the braille on the label.View attachment 45646
I thought the Camino was for a wine tasting, region by region. I have had 6 euro bottles that would cost $100's in the US, taken a photo of the label and found they are not exported. I keep going back for the food and wine, the walking is just a daily diversion.
Jill, I couldn't agree with you more. The bottles I buy in the US say they are "estate bottled" and yet I am left wondering if there is some guy in the production line joking to himself that this "s**t" is for the Americans.And even the ones that are imported I think are different than the same brands you taste in Spain. Of course setting makes a difference, but I do wonder if they export a different quality than they keep.
Please post the results.I didn't buy any Spanish wine when home because we have so much good wine here in Slovenia but I noticed Castro Viejo a few times in malls. I think I might do an experiment next time going to Spain. Since I always check-in my backpack it's no problem to bring a bottle of Spanish wine back to Spain. I will compare them
Setting is important as @JillGat added but in this case the setting will be the same. I just hope that after drying two bottles I'll remember to post the results of the experiment here
Thanks for that heads up. If you have any names for the BnB's let me know.When we visited a large bodega in the Rias Baixas region of Galicia (Paco y Lola) they explained that they do bottle different blends for different markets. The example they gave is that their sweeter blends of Albarino are very successful in the Asian markets, so they bottle differently for Asia vs. the US vs. Spain.
Also in Galicia there are several bodegas where wine is made and they also run a B&B on the property, so that is a lot of fun! For me would make for a great post-camino stay!
I thought the Camino was for a wine tasting, region by region. I have had 6 euro bottles that would cost $100's in the US, taken a photo of the label and found they are not exported. I keep going back for the food and wine, the walking is just a daily diversion.
And why you want to lose your weight before even get to walk???Isn't the walking an enabler for the daily eating and drinking? I'm trying hard to lose weight before I travel (from me not the backpack) - because I LOVE Spanish food and wine - but I don't want to end up putting on weight - hence the walking!
Because I have stuffed knees - the less weight they have to carry the better - its already a lot better as I'm down 13 kg in the last 18 months - but another 5kg would be nice - I'll still be technically obese - but I think my knees would be happy!And why you want to lose your weight before even get to walk???
Wait. All things demands some time
Spain takes and gives
When we visited a large bodega in the Rias Baixas region of Galicia (Paco y Lola) they explained that they do bottle different blends for different markets. The example they gave is that their sweeter blends of Albarino are very successful in the Asian markets, so they bottle differently for Asia vs. the US vs. Spain.
Also in Galicia there are several bodegas where wine is made and they also run a B&B on the property, so that is a lot of fun! For me would make for a great post-camino stay!
While traveling in a car from Portugal to Spain this year, my wife and I stopped for Lunch at a Sideria in Vilaviciosa, Asturias on the Norte route. I think the name was Casa Cortina. They had a tour of the factory and this included a drinks voucher for the restaurant. Foodwise they did a simple Menu del Dia which most of the Pilgrims,Truckers,Tradesmen were tucking into. The place was very popular. They also had a more extensive a la carte menu and a fantastic South American wood fired grill actually being run by a South American Amerindian. I had some of the best veal ribs I have ever tasted off the Grill. I also find the Asturian Cider a little lacking in flavour, however the tradition of pouring from a height and only drinking small amounts at a time are somewhat intriguing! The waiters/waitresses were happy to pour for you. This avoided much wastage on my part.Cider (sidra) is more or less Asturian drink but you can find sidrerias in other parts of Spain also. If you would walk Norte or Salvador or Primitivo there are plenty of sidra even in usual bars.
Bring a corkscrew. You never know
No screw tops! Defo take a cork screwThis is of high importance to me too! Also I understand some regions are known for their cider. So please any info - enquiring minds need to know!
Also has most of Spanish wine switched to screw tops - or will I need to pack a corkscrew?
You will need to pack a corkscrew. Not a screw top in site all the way on the VdlP a few months agoThis is of high importance to me too! Also I understand some regions are known for their cider. So please any info - enquiring minds need to know!
Also has most of Spanish wine switched to screw tops - or will I need to pack a corkscrew?
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