613440 Mon Apr 20 09:11:50 -0700 2009 10 34 Wine 0 4611221 Does anyone know why this style of basque wine is sometimes called txakoli and sometimes txakolina? I've been looking all over and can find nothing explaining the etymology... Mon Apr 20 09:11:50 -0700 2009 239233 wallacam 1 4611785 Might it be the district it's from? i.e. getaria vs Biscaya? By the saw I've seen a rose or two on the market lately from Getaria. Mon Apr 20 11:27:57 -0700 2009 4611221 10491 MOREKASHA 1 4611821 Txakoli (Chacolí in Castillian) is the name of the wine. Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina and Arabako Txakolina are appellation names. Mon Apr 20 11:41:34 -0700 2009 4611221 10520 carswell 2 4611845 But I see them used interchangeably all the time, which is why I'm confused... An example from the wikipedia entry: "This wine is called txakoli or txakolin(a)". Mon Apr 20 11:47:51 -0700 2009 4611821 239233 wallacam 3 4611989 My explanation applies to English usage. (You'll note that, except for the sentence that you quote, the Wikipedia article, like the Oxford Companion article, etc., refers to the wine only as Txakoli.) Basque word endings are way beyond my ken. Would I lived in a place where I heard Txakoli and Txakolina used interchangably all the time... Mon Apr 20 12:24:05 -0700 2009 4611845 10520 carswell 3 4965372 I think what carswell said makes sense. Txakoli would be the noun, and when used with a region, it changes a little bit to become an adjective. Like in Mexico you could say Oaxaca cheese or queso oxaqueño. In English Oaxacan cheese. It's like saying Parisian wine instead of "Paris wine" Fri Aug 21 08:39:37 -0700 2009 4611845 274300 pookiepie 2 4613622 thanks for this! I've had a white from Amezetoi Getariako Txakolina and have read about their rose but have not yet had a chance to drink the rose. Mon Apr 20 20:46:04 -0700 2009 4611821 31795 ibstatguy 3 4966876 Had a chance to try the Ameztoi Rubentis yet? I adore that rosado wine! From the same region, I also like the Txakolina Gurrutxaga Rosado. Fri Aug 21 16:40:19 -0700 2009 4613622 196217 Brad Ballinger 4 4967406 no Rubentis yet although I did happen into some of the Gurrutxaga and liked it as well Fri Aug 21 21:16:42 -0700 2009 4966876 31795 ibstatguy 1 4965507 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/14/FDF2196PMV.DTL&type=wine a good article on the subject Fri Aug 21 09:18:10 -0700 2009 4611221 31795 ibstatguy 1 5155751 Just returned from a visit to Bilbao and San Sebastian. I was told by locals that "txakolina" is "txakoli" in the Basque language. It's delicious no matter which way it's spelled! Wed Nov 04 12:07:17 -0800 2009 4611221 1121724 wineluver