Saturday, September 4, 2010

Iconic Wineskin Replaced By 1.5L Plastic Bottle

It's feria time in Ronda. Local bars and restaurants have set up portable bars pouring cheap beer, wine and mix drinks. Most well drinks sell for 1-2 euros. Not bad right?

Well, the fact is, most Rondenos do their drinking at home, then come out to party. Many young adults in Ronda also prefer pre-mixed sangria in 1.5 liter plastic bottles. Not much duende in that, I'm afraid. But it is MUCH cheaper by the liter than by the 200 ml glass. My larger point is that plastic sangria bottles today have now replaced the iconic bota bag, also known as the Spanish leather wineskin.