, and the alfajores were soft and stale with crystallized filling. OUR WINES - 03 Buil & Gine “Nosis” Verdejo Rueda ?? Viña Godeval Blanco 01 Los Altos Mendoza Malbec 01 Neo Ribera del Duero 94 Pesquera “Reserva...

the papaya salad. I found the shaking beef a bit over salted, but it did grow on me after a while. The wine I brought was the 2002 Mantel Blanco, which is a Verdejo based wine from the Rueda region in Spain. It’s available...

Verdejo, grenache blanc, albarino, tons of rose, txakoli

as well. Central Grocery for a muffaletta. Good as always. Rambla (we always stay at the Int’l House) we grazed mid afternoon on pork rillettes and some nice cheeses along with some fantastic verdejo and white burgundy....

. The service was fine, the server herself sweet but distant. The room was energetic, with several large parties. Sacks: Also downtown, right around the corner from Orso. I ordered a bottle of the 2007 Martin Sanchez Rueda Verdejo...

to limit oneself to the same ten grapes as most people seem to do. If I see an unfamiliar offering on a wine list, I am probably going to try it. Why drink a usual white if verdejo is on the list and you haven’t had it...

, and totally unlike Spanish verdejo, though they have their detractors.

to be a great $9 bottle, but now it is a great $12 bottle, so I have moved along to Verdejo and blends: the Basa and Con Class bottlings are all right around the $10 mark and all of them have been (in my opinion) marvelously...

Portes. Agut brought out a small bowl of delicious large green olives and a sausage slice on tomato bread. I ordered a bottle of the Bodegas Auras Verdejo from Rueda, which was good. I started with anxoves cantabric, a plate of...

of it as a vegetarian miniature surf-and-turf. The radish was dressed with an unusual banyul vinaigrette that made an already excellent wine pairing (2005 Martinsancho verdejo) even better. This was just a brilliant dish, one...

For simple shellfish preparations, Albarino or Verdejo are great matches. Even better, they are generally inexpensive :) ~Eddie http://oeno.blogspot.com

sure can drink it – it has spritz, acidity and citrus Naia Rueda Blanco – all verdejo - crisp and fruity All of the above are under $20 – most are right around to $10. Some Spanish Reds I love: Aalto, Bodegas Muga,...

Felluga, an excellent producer from Friuli. You could try any of their whites, though I find the Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc) from Italy doesn’t have much to it. Other white grapes to check out are Albarino, Verdejo (described...

A tall order... For sparkling, a proseco or cava can be found in your budget. For whites, Carswell and Hunt offer great suggestions; I’d also look at Spanish whites like verdejo or a Codax albarino. I also like the Pine Ridge...

, and the surroundings. Our waiter could not have been more enthusiastic in his wine pairings. Forgive me, all I remember was a verdejo with the oysters (I didn’t like the wine until I had it WITH the oysters) and a Cote de...