March 29, 2006



Travel Notebook: Wednesday

Through a glass brightly: that's Sara Sampedro of La Rioja Tourism at a tasting. We're in the Rioja Alta now, with more substantial wines.

Rioja wineglass w Sara Sampedro.jpg Ronald in Basque beret w hat shopkeeper.jpg

A gorra is just a cap, but a boina, that's the real thing, a genuine Basque beret. Bought one at a hat shop in the prosperous business district of Vitoria, the Basque provincial capital. Could fit right in, don't you think?

Scorecard: 2 whites, 7 reds. And a Sherry.

Posted by Ronald Holden at 10:19 PM | Comments (4)