choice jerez and dessert wines, too. 05 Aldor verdejo—really nice Rueda 02 Monte Real Crianza—light old-style Rioja 02 Riberal Tinto Roble—rich-style version of tempranillo from Ribera del Duero 04 Dominio de Tares...

on the by-the-glass wine list. We tried the Riesling, Chenin Blance and Verdejo. Other than the flat-flavored Riesling, we enjoyed our wine. Service was welcoming, well-paced and attentive without being intrusive. Total cost of...

young waitress did a good job of recommending dishes and even staging the tapas appropriately. I had a very nice verdejo (crisp white wine from Spain) off the list and brought my own bottle of Roero, both of which were served in...

by the house (four glasses, $35/person). With the salad it was 2003 Naia Verdejo Rueda, lively, spritzy and a good match. — Wild striped bass over corn, mussels and chervil: The roasted fish was fine. The corn it rested on...

, a full bar, yet only 1 red wine by the glass (a cabernet sav. from Spain) and 2 whites (albarino and verdejo). Only 1 red from Spain, and it’s a cabernet, not a tempranillo or other Spain-centric grape (Bad omen #2)....

. Probably best just to wait though. For that matter you can get a nice rueda or verdejo for the spring rolls

champagne) and further faux pas by serving three different Verdejos...no time for a Verdejo horizontal, darling. In general the wines were Spanish-leaning (bottles that would be $14-25 retail) and the food is also a bit...

sauce. Wow. Wine pairing 6. 2005 Las Brisas, Verdejo & Sauvignon Blanc, Rueda Spain. Very delicious, with strong citrus flavors…almost like sprite. Savory 5. Slow roasted monkfish (roasted on the bone) with grapefruit, fennel, and...

I’d also start with the Ribera (my favorite) and Rioja red wines. Try the lively whites from Galicia — albarino is one and great with seafood. A very lovely white, similar to Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, is...

. The Basa, I believe, is 75% verdejo and 25% sauvignon blanc, and I do recall that during the blind trials I thought that one might have been the New Zealand SB. SB is undoubtedly my favorite white wine due to its versatility....

Verdejo, highly recommend it.

's been a while since I’ve seen green raw stuff on my plate! as well as a mushroom risotto(no pictures), my friends ordered a gratin of veggies and something else that I cannot remember. With that we ordered a bottle of...

. Unfortunately we didn’t write them down, but favorites included the Riesling, Verdejo and a red we unfortunately can’t remember the name of—some type of Syrah, we think from Santa Ynes. Darn. Anyway, anyone...

nice verdejo (crisp white wine from Spain) off the list and brought my own bottle of Roero, both of which were served in Riedel. I can’t remember all that we ordered, but I do recall most of the tapas were good with a few...

The Chinon and St. Nicolas de Borgeuil that Gus picked up recently is also very nice. And the old standby Cono Sur Carmenere is hard to beat for QPR ar $6.95. (The Cono Sur Viognier is good, but so are the 3 Verdejos and the 3...