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Wines at Tapas i Pintxos
AmeliA GArrido the daughter of master riojan Winemaker eduardo Garrido and her American husband, Jon olin, visited tapas i Pintxos on the evening of Sunday 3rd July after a tourist visit to london. tapas i Pintxos was established earlier this year by mark and Claire Wilkinson and is a specialist Spanish restaurant and Bar with, of course, a Spanish-themed Wine
list.
Amelia’s Father’s wines feature
upon the comprehensive list.
eduardo Garrido’s wines are reds comprising Joven, Crianza,
reserva and Gran reserva with vintages from 2007 to 1994. the elaboration of these wines involves aging in selected oak barrels for varying terms and the wines, tempranillo based, include blending quantities of other riojan native grapes.
the white and rose wine produced by Bodegas Solabal again use native riojan varieties, both these wines being award- winning examples of riojan wine production.
Amelia and Jon enjoyed a sumptuous selection of tapas, produced by the restaurant and shared the meal with the two proprietors and dianna and richard Conn who have imported Sr. Garrido’s and Solabal’s wines for some twenty years or so. the wines are available exclusively to tapas i Pintxos within the olney area and can be sampled alongside other fine examples of Spanish wines from the comprehensive list.
dianna and richard principally supply private
clients and restaurant outlets within Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire together with some exclusive country house hotel clients throughout Southern england, a number of which Amelia and Jon visited during their brief stay in the United Kingdom.
Located in the heart of the beautiful village of Newton Blossomville, The Old Mill has been re-opened under new management.
We serve delicious food made on the premises from fresh local produce together with excellent cask ales and quality wines.
Traditional Sunday Lunch £9 available from 12 noon until 4pm
Bed and Breakfast £70 per room
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