45. Transcending Typicity in Txakolina with Álvaro de la Viña

Álvaro de la Viña started his Spanish natural wine import company in 2013. For today’s Texas Txotx-themed episode, Álvaro discusses the regional differences in Txakolina production, the challenges securing organic certification in Getaria, Selections de la Viña’s foray into South America, and his love of conservas.

 

Álvaro's wine and conservas can be purchased through Light Years in Houston and Lolo in Austin. Wines featured in today's episode include Jon Goenaga G 1200 from Getariako Txakolina and Ulibarri Artzaiak from Bizkaiko Txakolina. 

 

To learn more about conservas, read the New York Times feature on Álvaro's  Conservas Braseadas Güeyuma. Also check out episode 27 of this podcast, when we spoke with seafood company Jose Gourmet and importer A Priori Foods...