-fired oven, but it was really good and I’ll definitely be making it again. Wine was a Rias Baixas Albariño. Half a box (1/2 pound) of angel-hair pasta broken into fourths – about 2 inch lengths 2 cups of homemade...

" (link below), and red and white Spanish wines - Albariño, Rioja, and Tempranillo. This selection went over well, with everybody having their favorites. Everything was fairly easy and I tried to pick dishes I could prep ahead,...

I always “settle” for those. If it’s well-made, anything from Albariño to Zinfandel. I do have a few Merlots, that I like, but find most not worth the effort to pull the cork – not just domestic. Still,...

, and aromatic, something like a superior albariño Rias Baixas or Sardinian vermentino. The importer says it’s probably Croatia’s best white wine. http://www.bluedanubewine.com/wine/42/

without a single Spanish wine available. (though they did at least have an unremarkable domestic Albarino to fill in)

One of the problems i have with winelists at even discriminating restaurants is the tendency for wine-buyers/sommeliers to fall into group-think and stock up on the hot region of the moment. Whether it’s NZ sauvignon blanc,...