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I thought you might have been referring to a book I read in the 60's about being a wine snob. It provided all kinds of lines to describe a wine, very tongue in cheek-crisp like a newly minted $100 bill, etc. My favorite part of the book was how to impress a friend with you extensive wine cellar in rather involved short story. After a long conversation about tasting the wine offered by his guests it ended with the author walking into a closet like one of those under a staircase and making noises like he was walking down a step staircase to his cellar and then returning with the same noisy pantomime holding and aged and dusty bottle which had actually been stored on a shelf of the closet.In the 1970's the Chicago Reader had a great article about wine tasting subtitled "How to one-up a wine snob: a brief lesson in fighting dirty." It listed 50 things to say when tasting a wine. Among my favorites :
"It knows the steps but doesn't quite dance."
"It's managed to vault the obstinacy of its environment into respectability."
"It makes a grand entrance but a tedious soliloquy."
"It's a question posing as a statement."
"Fancy little upstart, eh?"
"The facade is brash but the character is cowardly."
"It's like a Noel Coward lyric. It has nothing to say but it says nothing rather deftly."
Ever since, I still hear some of these statements in my head when reading wine tasting notes.
I am SO glad to hear this, because the last 35 euro bottle of special wine that I bought for a friend was described in some wine review as having tastes of "tobacco" and "smoky minerals." I can't imagine how that can be a good thing.
More bottles of vino tinto than we should have had in Castrojeriz Sept 2013 and yes, there was some singing or as we Irish say, 'the craic was mighty'. One of the best nights ever, not just on the camino. Missed lights out and through a haze of wine we spotted the hospitalero standing at the bottom of the albergue steps beckoning us with his finger and a very stern look on his face. I got to my bed, picked up my toothbrush and paste and woke the next morning still fully clothed and still clutching them in my hand. How I managed to climb Mostelares that morning is still a mystery to meI saw the grape, and it was red...
Last night, I did some serious Camino Frances training, drinking 1.5 bottles of pinot noir. I danced and made merry at St. Josef's Winery, about three miles from my front door. I do consider this part of the training ritual.
My personal favorites for wine include pinot noir, pinot grigio, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and even light bubbly wines---including champagnes.
My favorite ever bottle was named Fin de Nuit---end of the evening--and I shared it with a lovely person under a California night sky, blazing with bright stars and the promise of a long, healthy life. I was about 25 years old, and very strong with a courageous, optimistic attitude. I'm now about 56, and a bit more cautious. I look back on that night and smile.
So....how about your favorite night out while on Camino Frances? What were you drinking, and was there singing or dancing?
Last couple of days I've been on the Camino del Ebro. Today, in a charming hill village called Batea, I had a delicious Terra Alta white, mostly made up of garnatxa grapes, which I assume are closely related to (or the same) as the grenache of southern France. The whole town smells strongly of raw wine must from the harvest of last month. Sadly I'll be long gone by the 23rd, when they have a fiesta and launch 2015's vi nou.
Last couple of days I've been on the Camino del Ebro. Today, in a charming hill village called Batea, I had a delicious Terra Alta white, mostly made up of garnatxa grapes, which I assume are closely related to (or the same) as the grenache of southern France. The whole town smells strongly of raw wine must from the harvest of last month. Sadly I'll be long gone by the 23rd, when they have a fiesta and launch 2015's vi nou.
Poor Paul, if he had too much calimocho in Pamplona his poor stomach probably needed the rest of the walk to recover.OMG! Paul said he drank NO WINE between Pamplona and Santiago. What a loss!
My favorite is the red variety. I have rarely been served bad wine in Spain, as in the US (Even Texas!).My personal favorites for wine include pinot noir, pinot grigio, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and even light bubbly wines---including champagnes.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa..............Calimocho
First time in Pamplona with some Pincho's
Never drank another drink till Santiago
btw google Calimocho if you wanne find out
greetings Paul
Peregrina2000 & El Gallo
dont pitty me...........look... some see pink elephants wen drinking but afther Calimocho i saw this pink and red and whatever colors and i loved it
So thats why i didn't changed my drinking habits on the Camino
My favorite by far was the vino tinto in the Bierzo region, which is made from the mencia grape. This wine was a total surprise to me. I'd never had it before. It is not easy to find in Minnesota. I enjoyed the Rioja wines, but the wines from Bierzo were my absolute favorite.I saw the grape, and it was red...
Last night, I did some serious Camino Frances training, drinking 1.5 bottles of pinot noir. I danced and made merry at St. Josef's Winery, about three miles from my front door. I do consider this part of the training ritual.
My personal favorites for wine include pinot noir, pinot grigio, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and even light bubbly wines---including champagnes.
My favorite ever bottle was named Fin de Nuit---end of the evening--and I shared it with a lovely person under a California night sky, blazing with bright stars and the promise of a long, healthy life. I was about 25 years old, and very strong with a courageous, optimistic attitude. I'm now about 56, and a bit more cautious. I look back on that night and smile.
So....how about your favorite night out while on Camino Frances? What were you drinking, and was there singing or dancing?
I had that once on the suggestion of a Catalan policewoman who thought I should learn about the quality of wine served in Spanish prisons.I drink the 59 cent wine in the cartons.
I had that once on the suggestion of a Catalan policewoman who thought I should learn about the quality of wine served in Spanish prisons.
In the back stretches of the Catalan and Aragonese caminos I was often served some extraordinary wine out of jugs on the table (extraordinary works both ways-- I recall one glass of vino joven which was suitable for bicycle chains, and a village later, black-red velvet which creates a whole new category of sin). I note only one mention of the mencia wines of Bierzo-- I first saw the grapes being picked on the way into Astorga and thought I should try a bottle that night-- I have been an addict ever since. And should your name day or somebody else's fall on a day when you need a pick-me-up, there is nothing at all wrong with a bottle of cava among friends to honour the saint.
Very much like my experience.We were coming to the end of our Camino and checked into a small hostel one day out of Santiago. OI asked the server for a Rioja as I had become increasing tired of drinking the "pilgrim wine" and wanted something a little better.
The server looked at be and said no.....he wanted us to try the wine native to Bierzo, and brought us a wine made from Mencia grapes.
OMG......I was never so impressed. This was a little bolder than the Rioja's I had been drinking, but the gentle nature of the grape was a complete delight.
I now actively search out Mencia wines. I do warn you...they are much more difficult to find....but are so worth the effort.
IMHO.
c
Embedded in this post is a fact that anyone involved with the criminal justice system in the US would find absolutely astonishing.
My favourite is from the water/wine fountain at Bodegas Irache in Navarra.View attachment 23497
I saw the grape, and it was red...
Last night, I did some serious Camino Frances training, drinking 1.5 bottles of pinot noir. I danced and made merry at St. Josef's Winery, about three miles from my front door. I do consider this part of the training ritual.
My personal favorites for wine include pinot noir, pinot grigio, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and even light bubbly wines---including champagnes.
My favorite ever bottle was named Fin de Nuit---end of the evening--and I shared it with a lovely person under a California night sky, blazing with bright stars and the promise of a long, healthy life. I was about 25 years old, and very strong with a courageous, optimistic attitude. I'm now about 56, and a bit more cautious. I look back on that night and smile.
So....how about your favorite night out while on Camino Frances? What were you drinking, and was there singing or dancing?
Hi last time i did a camino 2014 when i arrived in Melinde it was 11am but i was told to enjoy the octopus you must have red wine with it so a whole bottle later i walked 10k very happily giggling all the way .Last autumn I was walking the Camino del Sureste and arrived in Rueda at about 11am. I don't normally drink before lunch, but thought it would be fun to be able to boast that I'd drunk Rueda in Rueda, so asked for a copita in a bar on the main drag. The nice barmaid then poured out nearly half a bottle of verdejo for me. It was a deliciously crisp and refreshing drink, but I think the next few km on towards Tordesillas took a little longer than the previous ones...
I found that I was much more adventurous with all tapas and pintxos if I first drank some wine to lubricate the pipes!Hi last time i did a camino 2014 when i arrived in Melinde it was 11am but i was told to enjoy the octopus you must have red wine with it so a whole bottle later i walked 10k very happily giggling all the way .
I love this wine even at 9am its still gets me going happily on my way.My favourite is from the water/wine fountain at Bodegas Irache in Navarra.View attachment 23497
Thats why i just luffff Irish women .....and ofcourse for their dancingI love this wine even at 9am its still gets me going happily on my way.
Given a choice between water and wine !!
well im Irish so thats an easy one lol.
My favourite wine? This one and the next one!
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