There used to be a local restaurant that had angulas on the menu, and though pricey, I did partake a couple of times. I enjoyed them, in a garlic and oil, slathered on a piece of thick bread. Sadly, the restaurant has no carried them in quite some time. Maybe the price has made it prohibitive.
I also love Txakoli, which I first had this past fall on my trip to Spain. Sadly, it is hard to find that locally though there is at least one restaurant I know that stocks some which I sometimes frequent. I would highly recommend Txacoli to anyone. It is such a fres, slightly fizzy wine that goes great with Tapas.
RichardA
· 1 year ago
There used to be a local restaurant that had angulas on the menu, and though pricey, I did partake a couple of times. I enjoyed them, in a garlic and oil, slathered on a piece of thick bread. Sadly, the restaurant has no carried them in quite some time. Maybe the price has made it prohibitive.
I also love Txakoli, which I first had this past fall on my trip to Spain. Sadly, it is hard to find that locally though there is at least one restaurant I know that stocks some which I sometimes frequent. I would highly recommend Txacoli to anyone. It is such a fres, slightly fizzy wine that goes great with Tapas.
Robert
· 1 year ago
There is such a thing as red txakoli apparently, something I discovered when touring Bilbao on the way to Rioja with a particular wine expert. When we asked the barman about it he gave it the ultimate insult - "it would ruin a good coke!"
I too love the white though.
RichardA
· 1 year ago
I have had red Txacoli when I was in Spain and I enjoyed it. We visited the winery that made it, Talai-Berry in Zarautz, which I think is the only winery to commercially sell the red Txacoli. The head wine-maker, Bixente Eiagirre Aginaga, was an exceptional host and I would highly recommend a visit to his winery.
We tasted their 2006 Talai-Berri Txakolin Beltza. It had 12% alcohol. It had a fruity nose and the fruit came out well on the palate. The slight fizz reminded me of an Italian Lambrusco. It would be a nice wine to drink in the summer whole sitting out in the sun, It is available in the U.S.
thirstforwine
· 1 year ago
There is such a thing as red txakoli apparently, something I discovered when touring Bilbao on the way to Rioja with a particular wine expert. When we asked the barman about it he gave it the ultimate insult - "it would ruin a good coke!"
I too love the white though.
RichardA
· 1 year ago
I have had red Txacoli when I was in Spain and I enjoyed it. We visited the winery that made it, Talai-Berry in Zarautz, which I think is the only winery to commercially sell the red Txacoli. The head wine-maker, Bixente Eiagirre Aginaga, was an exceptional host and I would highly recommend a visit to his winery.
We tasted their 2006 Talai-Berri Txakolin Beltza. It had 12% alcohol. It had a fruity nose and the fruit came out well on the palate. The slight fizz reminded me of an Italian Lambrusco. It would be a nice wine to drink in the summer whole sitting out in the sun, It is available in the U.S.
Janelle
· 1 year ago
You know I had never even heard of red Txacoli before writing this article, I would like to try it sometime. I also had an interesting discussion with my boyfriends parents this weekend when we were in the Basque country. It seems that its not as common as I thought to pour the Txacoli from high above the glass "escanciar" as they had not even heard of it being done, to "sidra" yes but not Txacoli, and they are from Bilbao! But I think that they drink much more Rioja than Txacoli so that could be a reason.
Janelle
· 1 year ago
You know I had never even heard of red Txacoli before writing this article, I would like to try it sometime. I also had an interesting discussion with my boyfriends parents this weekend when we were in the Basque country. It seems that its not as common as I thought to pour the Txacoli from high above the glass "escanciar" as they had not even heard of it being done, to "sidra" yes but not Txacoli, and they are from Bilbao! But I think that they drink much more Rioja than Txacoli so that could be a reason.
All Comments
I also love Txakoli, which I first had this past fall on my trip to Spain. Sadly, it is hard to find that locally though there is at least one restaurant I know that stocks some which I sometimes frequent. I would highly recommend Txacoli to anyone. It is such a fres, slightly fizzy wine that goes great with Tapas.
I also love Txakoli, which I first had this past fall on my trip to Spain. Sadly, it is hard to find that locally though there is at least one restaurant I know that stocks some which I sometimes frequent. I would highly recommend Txacoli to anyone. It is such a fres, slightly fizzy wine that goes great with Tapas.
I too love the white though.
We tasted their 2006 Talai-Berri Txakolin Beltza. It had 12% alcohol. It had a fruity nose and the fruit came out well on the palate. The slight fizz reminded me of an Italian Lambrusco. It would be a nice wine to drink in the summer whole sitting out in the sun, It is available in the U.S.
I too love the white though.
We tasted their 2006 Talai-Berri Txakolin Beltza. It had 12% alcohol. It had a fruity nose and the fruit came out well on the palate. The slight fizz reminded me of an Italian Lambrusco. It would be a nice wine to drink in the summer whole sitting out in the sun, It is available in the U.S.