Traditional Txakoli glass tumblers
There will be lots of opportunities on the camino to experience the special tastes of the Spanish kitchen. Some of those flavors are uniquely regional and can only be sampled “at the source”. This is certainly true of the wine “Txakoli (chack-oh-lee) or Chacolí in Spanish. It is popular with people of the Basque Country (El Pais Vasco) and Navarra where the grape is cultivated. It is typically a white wine (almost green), with an effervescent, clean, acidic body. A low alcohol wine, it is perfect for sipping all afternoon (and all evening) over a plate of pintxos or any fried snack. You can order Txakoli in pretty much any bar in Pamplona. Just make sure the bartender makes the traditional pour from a height into those tumblers. That will just make the fizz pop more in your camino memories.