, there are some cuisines where this clearly may not be an option or may not be the best. I like Bacalao al Pil Pil, but until recently it was impossible to get Txakoli in this country (another example of a great regional...

vinho verde in the US, so I’d point people toward Spain’s Albariño wines instead or Txakoli from the Basque region, as a substitute.

Agree sometimes the pairing makes the wine. I think txakoli might be pretty much undrinkably acidic on its own, but with the right seafood or fi’s great.

, or txakoli (a local ‘green’ wine) is a sublime experience which will leave with more happy memories than dinner in some stuffy and fancy restaurant. Also in the old town is ‘El Bodegon de Alejandro’ the...

Txakolis). According to NY magazine there have 150 wines in a shoebox-sized space. But the mag also says they have a particular emphasis on sherry, which wasn’t apparent on my last visit, where it was largely pedestrian and...

2007 Bodegas Gurrutxaga Bizkaiko Txakolina – rose. and a very nice rose at that. however, while it was only $16.99, there’s an ocean of very good roses for less; that said, I’d buy it again. was very pleased to...

’t quite get to soak it all in, but noticed a couple of Txakolis (a high-acid, sometimes slightly effervescent white from the Basque region that is wonderful with seafood dishes) and a number of other nicely priced choices. We...

It’s a funny word, but just in case you needed to know, it’s pronounced “PEEN-chos”. “Tx” in Basque is “ch” in English... so Txakoli, the wine that tastes like the bastard child of...