Tiscali: Spanish Phrase Finder - Wines & Spirits

WINE & SPIRITS

The wine list, please
La carta de vinos, por favor
la karta de beenos por fabor

Can you recommend a good wine?
¿Puede recomendarnos un vino bueno?
pwe-de reko-mendar-nos oon beeno bweno

A bottle...	A carafe...	of the house wine
Una botella...	Una jarra...	de vino de la casa
oona bo-telya...	oona kharra...	de beeno de la kasa

of red wine	of white wine	of rosé wine
de vino tinto	de vino blanco	de vino rosado
de beeno teento	de beeno blanko	de beeno ro-sado

of dry wine	of sweet wine	of a local wine
de vino seco	de vino dulce	de vino de la tierra
de beeno seko	de beeno dool-the	de beeno de la tyerra

Albariño smooth white wine from Galicia

Alella dry, medium-dry white wines from Cataluña

Alicante strong country reds and Fondillón, aged mature wine

Cariñena mainly red wines, best drunk young, from Aragón

Cava good quality sparkling white wine from Penedés

Cigales light, fruity, dry rosé wines from Castilla-León

Jumilla strong, dark red wines from Murcia

Lágrima one of the best of the Málaga wines, very sweet

La Mancha firm whites and reds from Castilla-La Mancha

Málaga fortified, sweet, dark dessert wine

Navarra full-bodied reds from Navarra

Penedés fine reds, rosés and whites. Home of Cava

Ribeiro young, fresh, white wines from Galicia

Ribera del Duero fruity rosés and deep distinguished reds from
the banks of the river Duero in Castilla-León

Rioja some of the finest red wines of Spain: full-bodied, rich and
aged in oak. Also good white Riojas aged in oak

Valdepeñas soft, fruity, red wines and white wines

* TYPES OF SHERRY

JEREZ

Fino light, dry sherry, usually served chilled as an apéritif

Amontillado dry, nutty, amber sherry made from matured fino

Oloroso a dark, rich sherry which has been aged. It is often
sweetened and sold as a cream sherry

Palo cortado midway between an oloroso and a fino

* OTHER DRINKS

What liqueurs do you have?
¿Qué licores tienen?
ke leeko-res tye-nen

Anís aniseed-flavoured liqueur

Coñac Spanish brandy

Orujo strong spirit made from grape pressings

Pacharán sloe brandy

Ron rum

Sangría red wine, brandy, lemonade and fruit served chilled

Sidra dry cider from Asturias

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