Txakoli

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Txakolí [ tʃako'li ] Basque also Txakolin (a) , Spanish Chacolí is a wine from the Basque Country and Cantabria .

Manufacturing

Txakoli vines
Wine-growing areas in the Basque Country

It is made largely from white grapes from the Hondarribi Zuri grape variety , but there is also a red Txakoli made from the Hondarribi Beltza grape variety . Hondarribi Zuri is related to the French grape variety Courbu .

character

It is a very dry, slightly sparkling wine with a high acid content. Until the 1980s , the quality of the Txakolis was very poor, so that the wine was practically only drunk at home. With the establishment of the first Denominación de Origen , however, the basis for a high quality wine was created.

Txakoli does not have a long shelf life and should therefore be drunk within one year of bottling. As is typical for the country, it is poured into glasses in a high arch.

Growing areas

The most important growing area of ​​the Txakolis is the region around Getaria on the coast of Gipuzkoa ( Getariako Txakolina ). Other growing areas are Bizkaia ( Bizkaiko Txakolina ) and the region around Amurrio in Álava ( Arabako Txakolina ).

In and around Getaria 17 wineries produce approx. 10,000 hectoliters on approx. 170 ha.

Drinking habits

Traditional txakoli serving from a great height

Txakoli is usually drunk as an aperitif in the late morning in the Basque Country .

literature

  • Jan Read, Spaniens Weine 2005/06 , 7th edition, Hallwag Verlag Munich, ISBN 3-7742-6962-9 .
  • John Radford, The New Spain , 1st edition, Mitchell Beazley, ISBN 1-84000-928-4
  • Jeremy Watson, The NEW & CLASSICAL wines of Spain, 1st edition, Montagud Editores Barcelona, ISBN 84-7212-087-2

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