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Exploring País Vasco: Where Txakoli Sparkles, Legends Live, and Cabernet Franc Left Its Mark

Exploring País Vasco: Where Txakoli Sparkles, Legends Live, and Cabernet Franc Left Its Mark

Update: 2025-11-10
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It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! 


We’re heading back to Spain today! Yeah! So far, we've traveled through Galicia’s green coastlines, wandered through the cider-soaked hills of Asturias, and hiked Cantabria’s misty valleys—but today, we’re heading somewhere truly unique. A place that feels like its own little country—because, well, it kind of is. Welcome to País Vasco, also known as the Basque Country. Where the food is world-class, the language predates Latin, and the wines? Oh the wines! Crisp, coastal, and packed with character. This is a place where the Atlantic Ocean crashes into steep green hills, where locals pour wine from impossible heights, and where the language sounds like it was written by Tolkien after a night of pintxos and Txakoli.


So, grab your glass, maybe pour something with a little spritz to it, and let’s dive into the story of Basque wine — a region that’s small in size but enormous in character.


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Exploring País Vasco: Where Txakoli Sparkles, Legends Live, and Cabernet Franc Left Its Mark

Exploring País Vasco: Where Txakoli Sparkles, Legends Live, and Cabernet Franc Left Its Mark

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