Tradewinds Specialty Imports -- Spanish Wines

Getariako Txakolina, along Basque coast in northern Spain, relies on a maritime climate to produce wines with a character distinct among spanish whites.

The region's young, fruity white wines are known as txakoli. They have a medium alcohol content (9.5º - 11.5º) and a slight, characteristic acidity.

Grapes and Winemaking

Two autochthonous varieties, Hondarrabi Zuri, which makes up 95% of the vines and Hondarrabi Beltza, which represents the remaining 5%, are trained on trellises and arbors to produce the grapes used to make Txakoli de Getaria.

The grapes are harvested in early autumn, the result of careful planning to guarantee the exact balance of sugar and acidity, followed by a painstaking production process whereby the grape skins are previously removed, and state-of-the-art pressing and fermentation technologies are used to produce Txakoli de Getaria.

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