I don't even know where to start with Tarifa. This place, to me, was pure happiness! After watching a bike race from my hotel window, I found my way to old town where I ordered a bottle of Freixnet Brut Barroco, a sparkling dry wine from the Cava region. As I sipped the dry bubbly wine in the sun, filled my belly with delicious tapas and watched the lively street life, I decided that I wanted to live here one day and wondered how I could quickly afford to come back.
Tarifa, Spain is located on the Southernmost Coast of Spain. If you are standing on one of the many beautiful (but windy beaches know for wind surfing) you can see the content of Africa.
While I sadly had only booked on night in Tarifa, I still had the change to go to the beach, explore old town and experience their active and exuberant night life.
From a bubbly standpoint, I highly recommend the Friexnet Brut Barroca. It was light with floral notes and seemed to accommodate my seafood tapas perfectly. Tarifa itself it located in the province of Cadiz, Andalusia. There is apparently a sherry grown in around Jerez de la Frontera and Sanucar de Barrameda in the province of Cadiz. I will keep this on my list of drinks to try in the future.
A non-bubbly beverage I finally got to try while in Spain was Sangria. It was full of lemon slices, cloves and cinnamon. It was more highly spiced then the Sangria's I have tried at home. I could see how it could be perceived as too "clovey", especially if you aren't used to it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it!
