…to drink from a porrón? No? Once you get the hang of this Catalonian pitcher you’ll want to pour and pour and pour! I suggest a bib your first time, but with a little practice you’ll be astounding your friends and family! Here I am at my Calçotada demonstrating the finer points (and enjoying some very nice Spanish wine)…
Photo by Chris Graves
“…and drank out of a dreadful thing called a porrón. A
porrón is a sort of glass bottle with a pointed spout from which a thin jet of wine spurts out whenever you tip it up; you can thus drink from a distance, without touching it with your lips, and it can be passed from hand to hand.” ~ George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
porrón is a sort of glass bottle with a pointed spout from which a thin jet of wine spurts out whenever you tip it up; you can thus drink from a distance, without touching it with your lips, and it can be passed from hand to hand.” ~ George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia