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question: which wine do you buy/drink at home?On my last two Caminos, I typically drank one half to a full bottle of red wine a day. I had no ill effects. In fact, just the opposite: it enhanced an already incredible experience.
I have diligently tried to replicate this at home with unfortunate results: it disturbed my sleep and led to a general malaise (hangover} the next day. Being of a naturally inquiring and analytical bent of mind, I am determined to plumb the depths of this strange phenomenon:
Why I am able to imbibe with impunity verging on extreme pleasure on the Camino while at home, I might as well be drinking hemlock?
On my last two Caminos, I typically drank one half to a full bottle of red wine a day. I had no ill effects. In fact, just the opposite: it enhanced an already incredible experience.
I have diligently tried to replicate this at home with unfortunate results: it disturbed my sleep and led to a general malaise (hangover} the next day. Being of a naturally inquiring and analytical bent of mind, I am determined to plumb the depths of this strange phenomenon:
Why I am able to imbibe with impunity verging on extreme pleasure on the Camino while at home, I might as well be drinking hemlock?
Quite right, too early in the morning when I wrote, I meant Godello, more then the poor man's Albariño, its a great wine on its own.Scruffy
The grape variety Verdejo is not included in the D. O (Origin Denomination). Rias Baixas, probably you meant Ribeiro that is a different Galician D. O. I agree that it'is also good and cheaper.
The famous place for Verdejo is Rueda (Castilla-León).
LOVE that Galileo quote! thanks !"Wine is sunlight,held together by water"- a metaphor coined by Galileo.
Nothing can replicate that feeling of well being ,on the Caminho, sitting preferably outside, with wine glass in hand.
Some. very well informed advice on this thread.
Perhaps it is that combination of factors:- context,weather, mind set, companions, that is unique to the Caminho.
I am a great enthusiast of Portuguese and Spanish wine,plus Some Argentian Malbec , when affordable.
But at home, I always imbibe water,too; one for one!
A meal without wine is Breakfast.
Moi aussi...I do too...A lot of european (i.e. the good stuff lol) wine has sulfites added to it if it is going to be distributed in the USA. A lot of people (such as my french aunt-in-law) have negative reactions to those sulfites.
This is where Aussies and Kiwis have an a moral advantage. For them it quite late in the day!On the Camino I find that Beer O'clock is much earlier than at home. Very much earlier.
The grape variety Verdejo is not included in the D. O (Origin Denomination). Rias Baixas, probably you meant Ribeiro that is a different Galician D. O. I agree that it'is also good and cheaper.
The famous place for Verdejo is Rueda (Castilla-León).
My wine warehouse has hundreds of bottles of wine. Only five selections come from Canada, all ice wine, a fortified dessert wine from near the New York wine country. You must have gotten some wide-eyed wonder when you asked your question!if I wanted to both bemuse and amuse my European friends, I would ask them what they thought of Canadian wine.
No-one has mentioned cider. I have a very hazy memory of walking out of Cizur Menor after being persuaded by my daughter that 11am on a very hot day was the perfect time to visit the Sideria. For Just One Glass. Which may explain her knee problems coming down the Alto del Perdon.
Cider in Spain typically has a very low alcohol content.
My teeth and legs did not think so. They were definitely heavy by the time we left. But perhaps that was because the Just One Glass was so refreshing we had a few more.
A lot of Asturian Sidra is 8%. Although I accept some are a little over 4% I am not sure I would like to call that weak as only very strong cider in the UK is above 6% and a lot are around 4%. Still everything is comparative and we all have our own comparisons.Cider in Spain typically has a very low alcohol content.
This question exercised my Camino compadres aplenty this past September / October, as we strode through the Rioja fields during harvest. And before, in my first Camino in April 2013. My endpoint was that it's probably due to sulphites and such, but it might also just be another of those strange, magnificent Camino miracles. Enjoy while visiting, and visit often. Larga vida la 2016!
I think yes, because his last posted 3 weeks ago...
Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
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