She was responsible for first introducing me to tapas, or pintxos as the Basques call them, and to the Basque wine that so often accompanies them. Txakolí, (or Txacolina, or Chacoli in Spanish) pronounced “chaculee”) is a light, very acidic, lively, crisp wine with a light spritz. Bodegas Astobiza Txakolí 2018 12.5%, €18.99A seductive lively wine with subtle pears and peaches, underpinned by a zesty acidity. Stockists: 64wine, Glasthule, 64wine.com; Baggot Street Wines, Dublin 4, baggotstreetwines.com; The Corkscrew, Dublin 2, thecorkscrew.ie; Green Man Wines, Dublin 6, greenmanwines.ie; Drinkstore, D7, drinkstore.ie; Martin’s Off Licence, Dublin 3, martinsofflicence.ie; Power & Co Fine Wines, Lucan, power-wine.com; Redmonds, Dublin 6; redmonds.ie; Sweeneys D3, sweeneysd3.ie; Worldwide Wines, Waterford, worldwidewines.ie. Stockists: 64wine, Glasthule, 64wine.com; Café Rua, Westport, caferua.com; Ely Wine Store, Maynooth, elywinebar.ie; Clontarf Wines, D3, clontarfwines.ie; First Draft Coffee & Wine, Dublin 8, firstdraftcoffeandwine.com; Sweeneys D3, sweeneysd3.ie; Storyboard, D8, storyboardcoffee.com; Blackrock Cellar, Blackrock, blackrockcellar.com

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2020 04:41 UTC