Monday, 16 November 2015 06:12

Gran Canaria Wine: High Altitude Agala 1175 Tinto

The fantastic high altitude Agala tinto from Gran Canaria The fantastic high altitude Agala tinto from Gran Canaria www.photosgrancanaria.com

The Agala 1175 tinto altitud is from the bodega that makes the the spectacular 1318 white so you know it's going to be worth the 10 euro price.

It's also made from grapes grown at high altitude which is often a good sign in Gran Canaria, and with an original mix of local grapes varieties baboso negro, vijariego negro and tintilla.

The nose is red fruit and then a lovely vanilla note from the four months in French oak barrels. There's also a touch of spice. In the mouth, this wine is intense at first with more red fruit and plenty of spice (from the vijariego negro and the tintilla). Then you notice how rich and silky it is (a classic baboso negro trait). The aftertaste is warm vanilla tannins from the barrel.

Overall a great Gran Canaria wine from a bodega that keeps on delivering the goods.

Buy this to drink with Christmas dinner or for an evening sitting out on a cool night. One bottle isn't enough.

Sold in El Corte Inglés and in upmarket wine shops and delis. 

Alex says: Agala altitud is a wine that's had minimal processing so open a couple of hours before you drink (the bottle suggests decanting but who's got time for that?).  We found that it became much more balanced and less acidic after a rest. 

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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