
Spanish wine for pintxos, the Basque way
Which Spanish wine goes with pintxos: why Basque Txakoli is the answer, the pours from gilda to txistorra, and how to drink them like San Sebastian.
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Which Spanish wine goes with pintxos: why Basque Txakoli is the answer, the pours from gilda to txistorra, and how to drink them like San Sebastian.

Spanish wine for sushi and omakase: why high-acid saline whites beat the rest, the pours from nigiri to toro, and a flight to run an omakase counter.

Txakoli vs Albarino compared: two Atlantic whites, where their grapes and coasts diverge, what each does at the table, and which to pour when.

Wine for Cantabrian anchovies: why salt, oil and umami demand a sharp, saline pour, the Txakoli and Albarino that win, and anchoas vs boquerones.

What is Txakoli: the bone-dry, faintly spritzy Basque white, where it comes from, what it tastes like, how to pour it high, and the bottle to start with.

The best Spanish white for grilled fish: why char and smoke change the rules, the pours from sardines to turbot, and which whites meet the flame.

Spanish wine for oysters: the four pours that work, steel Albariño, Txakoli, our saline Chapirete Palomino and brut nature Cava, matched to Zeeland's salty shells and beyond.

Spanish white alternatives to Chablis: which steely, mineral, unoaked whites match its bite, where Godello, Txakoli and Albariño each fit, and what to pour.