Vino Tinto, Lleida (2/2)

This is the second post devoted to Vino Tinto Lleida.
About the place: it has the same design than in other cities, but this one is larger, which is very good. Unfortunately, you cannot rest the back in the wall (as you can do in Barcelona, in some seats), which is quite uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, when you order a glass of wine, they put the wine in the glass of water. That is, in the small glass. This is a big error!
They have some local wines from Costers del Segre, which is good. Unfortunately, the pricing system is not as easy as in Barcelona or Valladolid (young red, matured red, white or rosé). They have, mainly, a different price for each wine.
At the end of this post you will find the menu. Please, click to enlarge the images.

This is the "real" glass for wine. If you order the whole bottle you will be able to use this glass. Otherwise, you will receive the smallest one.

Vino Tinto, Lleida (1/2)

Vino Tinto

C/ Alfred Pereña 7, Lleida

http://www.vinotintoparrilla.com/

Vino tinto is a kind of franchise with several restaurants around the world. This is the first post devoted to Vino Tinto, Lleida. A funy thing is that it is in Alfred Pereña street, which is the next street of Aribau (In Barcelona, it is in Aribau street).
The place is lively and it seems quite successful. Anyway, in my opinion, it does not ofer the same level of Vino Tinto in Valladolid or Barcelona. A nice thing is that they provide "arroz a la zamorana", which is missing from the menu in Barcelona. The quality of "huevos rotos" is quite good, but they provide a very reduced amount, in a small pan.

Isis 2002 DO Montsant

Isis 2002

Els guiamets DO Montsant

Today is the 80th birthday of my father. I opened for diner a bottle of Isis 2002. I must say that two-three years ago I went to Celler Cooperatiu els Guiamets and I didn't bought wine. I bought olive oil from Ciurana, an outstanding olive oil.
Today, I must say the Isis 2002 is in an extremely good moment. I have really enjoyed this wine. Very good taste, probably closer to Rioja than I expected (less density, more flavour).
I also want to remember the excellent label design made by Subirachs.

Siva

Siva

c/ joc de la bola nº24 (cantonada amb alcalde pujol), Lleida

http://www.sivalleida.com/

If you are in Lleida, this is an excellent place for cocktails. They use natural fruit juice and offer a large variety of cocktails. They are not cheap, but this place is fashion and the quality is high (although I prefer TIRSA in L'Hospitalet, Barcelona). The desing of this place is quite unusual.

Alhambra reserva 1925

I am fully satisfied with this beer produced by Alhambra. It has the perfect alcoholic degree (in my opinion, about 6,5º). Plenty of taste. Worth to taste it, although it is more expensive than the "classical" ones. It costs around 1 EUR per bottle (33cl) and it is sold in packs of 6 bottles.
A personal detail is that it comes without label. The information is directly marked in the glass.
I discovered it in -probably- the most beautiful place for tapas in Spain: El pilar del toro. May be in the future I will have chance to visit Granada, take some photos, and publish a comment in my blog...

a "cheap octopus"

In these crises times..

Caminetto

Caminetto

Camí Ral 407, Mataró, Barcelona

http://www.rte-caminetto.com/

Although the fixed price menu for lunch is quite austere, the building is outstanding, in some sense, a modernist palace. The wine that they provide with the fixed price menu is a quite good Rioja wine.