Tag Archives: vinho verde

Tasting Note: 2008 Txomin Etxaniz Getaria Txakolina

By winecase | Published: July 2, 2009
I was so glad to get my hand on a bottle of Txomin Etxaniz Getaria Txakolina, when I came through Astor Wines, last week, just after a very pleasant return trip to Long Island’s wine country. I’d had txakoli, that fizzy Spanish white wine from the Basque country, only once before, thanks to a bottle of [...]
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Vinho Verde by the Pool

By winecase | Published: July 23, 2008
Had a lovely pool party at one of my best friends’ house, last weekend. Lots of swimming, lots of sun, great barbecue (scrumptious filet mignon) and, of course, some wine. I’d brought a bottle of Hurluberlu, a nice, fresh cabernet franc made by natural wine producer Sébastien David in the Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil appellation: it’s [...]
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