Wine!
Being in Spain gives you a chance to sample some of the very nicest wines at incredibly good prices -after all, who can afford more than a fiver on a bottle these days! At the Escuela we are always on the look-out for a bargain to sip at home, share with our students, or offer our guests.
So here are a couple you might like to look out for:
Terra Alta “Vespral” 2004. Now this is my latest find! Matured in oak barrels over time, this Catalan wine is bursting with a whole variety of flavours and has a wonderful bouquet. It is lovely on its own, (sitting in the sun just before
Terra Alta Reserva "Vespral" 2004
lunch – don’t tell anyone! ) - and is a delight when accompanied by meat and game. And for a 5 year old wine, it’s at a fabulous price – under 2 Euros in LIDL! Check it out!
If you want something a little more local, I highly recommend the local raisin wine from our own Axarquía region. You can get it anywhere, although there are subtle differences from village to village. The commonest of these is a sweet, honey-coloured wine, served in short glasses, with a wonderful aroma and a scintilating taste that seems to linger with you long after you have drained the glass. But I prefer the dry version, with a slightly more sherry-like feel to it, but still with the zing of those raisin grapes.
The vineyards of Axarquía are almost without exception dedicated to producing raisins, and if you look around you in the countryside, you will see the white raisin drying beds dotted all around, especially on the steep,
Vino del Terreno (Frigiliana bottled)
dry hillsides. If you join us on a residential Spanish course, you might just get to visit one, sample some wine and chat with the locals!
You can buy this wine, bottled, in most villages and it is a popular tourist purchase in mountain villages such as
Raisin drying bed
Frigiliana and Cómpeta (such as the one in the photo from Frigiliana). However, best to spend a while wandering from village to village, sampling the different local offerings – just walk into any bar and ask for “vino del terreno” and they will usually pour it straight out of a plastic container bought from the local farmers!
Happy sampling!
Spanish Language Practice
Los vinos del terreno de La Axarquía son muy ricos. Se llama “vino del terreno” y lo puedes pedir en cualquier bar o restaurante de La Axarquía. El vino se hace con pasas, que son uvas secadas al sol y al aire libre, en zonas de terrenos pendientes, normalmente bien soleados. Estas zonas se llaman “paseros”. Los puedes ver en el campo en muchos sitios, sobre todo las laderas de Axarquía Este (Arenas, Corumbela, Archez, Cómpeta, Sayalonga, etc), y la zona de Cútar, Almáchar, Iznate, etc. Se puede comprar enbotellado o simplemente en garráfas de plástico.
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