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Not much fun drinking at this over-priced place

At the very disappointing Restaurant Etxebarri we didn’t drink too well.
Albarino 2005, Pazo de Senorans
Very fruity, light bodied and refreshing.

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Posted in on October 16th 2006

Two Spanish wines, one good, one evil filth

At Restaurant Alameda we had an Albarino worthy of mention and a bottle of a typically styled, big, modern wine; a ‘dull wine’ as I like to call them.
Albarino Seleccion de Anada 2001, Pazo de Senorans
This has been aged in large inert tanks for several years, which supposedly allows the wine to last longer than most Albarinos (which die after a couple of years)…

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Posted in on October 16th 2006

Good food, terrible wine

We are off to the Basque country on Saturday so there will not be any entries here whilst we are away. We have some great restaurants booked, but drinking might not be as good as the food. The local white wine, Txakolí, is pretty basic and the nearest ‘serious’ wine region is Rioja…

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Posted in on October 5th 2006