LXC The front label of the wine harvest of the neighborhood "we are informed that these wines with denomination of origin wines from Madrid," originally come from forty-eight strains found in the backyard chains Lavapiés Street. "
Instead of speaking of the aftertaste of the soup, or cherry color and aromas of red fruits, the label on the bottle of wine is telling us that: "This wine is made entirely by hand with the best tempranillo grapes. It is dedicated to all those people who "live" the Lavapies, who love its streets, its people and willMaximum den converted into the wonderful wineries
the Most : where there's always wine and sangria in jugs on the bar, where the "services" are called toilet, as expected, and where there is disco ball spinning endlessly and a stained glass box in which you can see the huge vats of wine from the ancient wine cellars.
in Amparo Street can see, live, earthen jars like these, but smaller, at Bodegas Alfaro, not if related Alfaro Street Winery Ave. ; Also in Amparo must look at the tavern Donato House Wines, with green wooden doors relucientes, and, of course, Calle Miguel Servet, 13 have at La Mancha in Madrid: a classic Sunday morning.
Photos: Donato y Bodegas Casa Alfaro (C / Amparo)
If we turned north, and at the end of the slope of the Calle Zurita, we find the Wine Mentridana , so called because they brought the wine Metridana-Toledo, Calle San Eugenio, 9, one of my favorite places to take a verdejo reading all the press they have in this place, including the newspaper Diagonal. In summer open wide the windows and turn on ceiling fans. Very nearca, the Tavern Lamiak
(de la Rosa, 10) and Calle Torrecilla del Leal we are at number 20, a classic: Aloque, with its variety of wines and tapas, and next door at number 12, the Tavern the south.
The Head is the
Street Tavern The Chilostra
, ideal for an aperitif Sunday, where he worked as a waiter the Newcomer Cell 211, Alberto Ammann. The latest contributions from the neighborhood to the culture of wine come from the hand of Lavapiés wine producers and distributors of Customs, and the wine shop Lavapies FISNA
(C / Doctor Fourquet, 30) that is being disseminated (for the day June 7, 2010 from 10:00 to 22:00) to an activity called Petit Committee where he will put his "Wines" at your disposal n of all the people who want to bring to prove "natural wines, organic, biodynamic, radical, wild (...) a sincere and original product."
This Petit Committee will take place in the Actors Social Club Calle Doctor Fourquet 28 "YESTERDAY: THE OLDEST TAVERN LAVAPIÉS."
But the dean of the neighborhood tavern isCalle Meson de Paredes 13, very close to Tirso de Molina. This is the Taberna de Antonio Sanchez, taurine essence, founded in 1830, when Lavapiés was a so-called slums of old Madrid. The painter Zuloaga frequented this tavern where they boast of serving "communion wine," as advertised on the outside of the tavern with yellow lettering. Photos: Taberna La Chilostra and Taberna de Antonio Sanchez.
SXVII Earlier there were 391 taverns in Madrid. They used to be known by the name of the owner and could only; An sell wine. The cooked food was sold in taverns and inns. Were located, preferably, in corners or in places that allow access from two different streets (the Tavern
conspirators, though not in Lavapies, is an example of this technique.) Interestingly, there were many tavern owners, for example, the Hail Mary Street, the bartender Andrea Barrueco.
This
Taberna de Antonio Sanchez (C / Mesón de Paredes, 13) maintains the classic look of the nineteenth century taverns in Madrid, although the exterior wood is not red, like mdecanters for wine, marble tables, benches, a wall clock, wrought iron columns and tiles on the walls.
SXIX Late in Madrid had some 1,500 pubs. His clients were mainly workers, manual workers espadrille, camisole and cap, some students and people without a job.
At this time and could serve food. The most common dishes were made with tripe, kidneys, tripe ... or cod (as is still done at the tavern Casa Labra, in G, with its battered cod).
In these taverns were dispatched to carry wine and red wine was consumed intaverns, as a second home to many, he was unstoppable until the SXX many, many began to close, to be transformed into cafes and bars or restaurants.
"ALWAYS BACK TO THE TAVERNS.
Lavapiés
of wines, today, yesterday and forever.
SXXI Earlier, when the bottle, jug of mojitos, confusióny cuts of all kinds, perhaps we should return to the wine, because it is the Indeed, "In vino veritas." Back to the bars, taverns or neo wine tasting, then, aunq