Originally published on May 31, 2010.
The holiday weekend is over, I’m closing shop in an hour, and I’m feeling lazy. So even though I had always planned on posting about the summertime magic that is Txacoli, I’m going to take the lazy way out and point you to an older post about…the summertime magic that is Txacoli.
If you actually click through, you may notice I’m writing about the Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina. Yet in this post, there’s a picture of the Arregi Getariako Txakolina. Hmmmm, something a little (shell)fishy about that? (Shellfish – perfect pairing with Txakoli.) Certainly any wine retailer/blogger worth her salt(y snacks, another perfect pairing) can keep her bottles straight?
Sure I can. But like I said, I’m feeling a little lazy. And the old post describing that Txacoli also perfectly describes this Txacoli. But this one is $16 vs. the $22 – $24 the Ameztoi is now going for. Now the Ameztoi is tasty, and possibly even a slight bit more complex than the Arregi. But even the most complex Txacoli isn’t a terribly complex wine. Not that there are tons and tons of them floating around, but given the success of the Ameztoi, which used to be the only game in town, there are now a few more to chose from. And most of them are less expensive, which is a good thing because having an under-$20 option makes it much easier to introduce the thirsty masses to the summertime joys of Txacoli.
My choice this year, the Arregi, was actually my choice last year. But by the time I had tried it, I had already made my Txacoli commitments for the summer. Txacoli is one of those wines where you guess what you’ll need over the summer, buy deep early on and hope you guessed right. Go too deep – you’re trying to convince people Txacoli is also an excellent cold weather beverage. Not deep enough – and you’re scrambling for more come the heat of August. Sort of like air-conditioning units during a heat wave.
Anyhow, that’s your lesson on how a retailer thinks about making the annual Txacoli purchase. To read about the wine, like I noted above, go here and replace Ameztoi with Arregi.