Ábalos
See Thursday, 13 May :-}
We did more of the same, yet different. Haro - bodega tour (Muga, bought wine); two other bodegas - no tour, but bought wine; lunch - indifferent service, overcharged, food was pretty good; Laguardia - very interesting town, informal capital of Rioja Alavesa; drove way up into the Sierra de Cantabria (generally marks the northern border of the Rioja region) for a spectacular view of the entire Rioja area. Our photos simply don't do it justice. And, it was a bit hazy in the west and far south, so we know that the views are even better. Perhaps tomorrow or Sunday.
A lovely day here - nudging 2.5 on the Knowmark Weather Scale (a perfect 3.0 is attained only on a sunny day when the temperature is comfortable enough for shirtsleeves for the most part - not too hot nor too chilly).
Back to the tour at Muga (see above). It was a very interesting contrast to the one at Bodega Puelles partly because Muga is a much larger operation, but also because they use oak for the entire process starting with the fermentation vats. They have their own cooperage on site where they make all their own fermentation vats and most of their own barrels.
We did more of the same, yet different. Haro - bodega tour (Muga, bought wine); two other bodegas - no tour, but bought wine; lunch - indifferent service, overcharged, food was pretty good; Laguardia - very interesting town, informal capital of Rioja Alavesa; drove way up into the Sierra de Cantabria (generally marks the northern border of the Rioja region) for a spectacular view of the entire Rioja area. Our photos simply don't do it justice. And, it was a bit hazy in the west and far south, so we know that the views are even better. Perhaps tomorrow or Sunday.
A lovely day here - nudging 2.5 on the Knowmark Weather Scale (a perfect 3.0 is attained only on a sunny day when the temperature is comfortable enough for shirtsleeves for the most part - not too hot nor too chilly).
Back to the tour at Muga (see above). It was a very interesting contrast to the one at Bodega Puelles partly because Muga is a much larger operation, but also because they use oak for the entire process starting with the fermentation vats. They have their own cooperage on site where they make all their own fermentation vats and most of their own barrels.
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