Txomin Etxaniz Getariako Txakolina

Txakoli de Getaria, Spain

The world's benchmark Txakoli — Hondarribi Zuri from Atlantic-facing terraces above the Bay of Biscay, bone dry at 10.5% alcohol with natural CO2 effervescence. Salty citrus, green apple, white grapefruit, sea spray mineral, and a scouring freshness unlike any other white wine. Poured from height to maximize the sparkle. The definitive aperitif wine of the Basque Country.

Pairing intelligence

• aperitif: The Basque Country's most celebrated combination — Txakoli and Cantabrian anchovies; the wine's saline mineral and citrus character mirrors the anchovy's salt-cured intensity; natural effervescence cleanses between bites
• aperitif: The world's first pintxo — invented at Bar Casa Vallés in San Sebastián in the 1940s, and named after Rita Hayworth. Txakoli's salty mineral freshness and the Gilda's olive-anchovy-pepper intensity are inseparable; the wine's effervescence cuts through the brine