Antxiola - 2017 Getaria Txakolina (Hondarrabi Zuri) - Basque Country, Spain For years we’ve heard what

For years we’ve heard what great values are to be had in Spanish wine

and when he sold the Qupé brand and its then current releases 36 years later in 2018

Distinct waxy apple and white raspberry notes that harmonize with the minerals underneath

so many “Organic” wines from that time (and even today) were funky and the purchasers of those wines often remain wary

This wine has a story like a combination of a soap opera and an episode of This American Life

Antxiola - 2017 Getaria Txakolina (Hondarrabi Zuri) - Basque Country, Spain For years we’ve heard whatTxakolina (Chalk oh LEE na) is a crisp, light, mineral, slightly effervescent style of wine traditional to the Getaria area of the Basque Country that was virtually unknown, until recently, outside of that region and the United States. In the Basque Country the wine is served with the high pour into small tumblers held at the waist while the bottle is raised well above the shoulders to break the wine to release the bubbles and aromas of the wine. I