Sexto is a wine from Terra Alta, in Tarragona (North East from Spain and South from Barcelona). Why I purchased this wine was mainly because it's label design: with a strong red and yellow, is clearly identify with a Spanish or Catalan wine. It has also a paint of the number 6 (sexto means the sixth), which reminds of Miro paintings. It has nice flavours of blackberrie and other berries with touches of vanilla, delicious!! I think it would be a good wine for some Manchego cheese and others such as Tetilla, as well as fish and meat (however, not a strong dish of meat such as red meat).
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interesting... should talk about terra alta more.
ReplyDeleteTerra Alta es una comarca de Catalunya, que como todas las zonas mediterraneas tiene historia vitivinicola, pero que en la actualidad no es una denominación de origen controlada vinicola. Referente a la etiqueta pienso lo mismo que Josefina. Es probable que el numero 6 signifique que es un coupage de 6 cepas de uvas distintas. Por cierto, Josefina, el blog me parece interesantísimo: vino y disenyo maridan perfectamente.
ReplyDeletehehehehe!! thanks for the comments!! I'll sum up in English what he is saying in Spanish. He replies to Victoria's comment about Terra Alta. Terra Alta is a region in Catalunya (North-East of Spain), and, like all the Mediterranean areas, has a background in winemaking. However, it isn't a guarantee of region of origin of a wine.
ReplyDeleteRelated to the label, it may be named 6 because it is a blended wine made of 6 different varieties of grapes.
I do agree with you: design and wine should go together.