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Denomination of Origin "Bizkaiko Txakolina" celebrated at the market of
the Ensanche in the city of Bilbao the official presentation
of the txakoli (local white wine) production corresponding to the
year 2007. The Denomination of Origin,
managed by Asier Arzallus, named as ambassadors of the txakoli the
journalist Felix Linares and the local actor Asier Hormaza.
Some other institutional personalities attended to the event, amongst
them, the Deputy of Agriculture of
the Government of Biscay Eusebio Larrazabal and the Food Quality
Director of the Basque Government Amaia Barredo. The event was
presented by
the journalist Leire Zorrozua and the ambassadors were given
two sculptures created by the local artist Bernat Vidal. The presentation ended with the official toast which was followed by the degustation of the txakolis elaborated by the 17 biggest productors of Biscay. All this accompanied with a wide range of tapas elaborated by some chefs. Txakoli production in 2007 was short in quantity but superb in quality. Total production reached to 905.000 litres, a little decrease compared to the 940.000 litres produced during 2006. pictures |
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