Arzábal is one of the classic tabernas around Madrid and since I happened to be in the neighbourhood thought I would stick my head in.

No doubting the quality of the wines on this list, not at all. If one was going to be critical one would say you could add something at the very light end (a fresher, less juicy fino maybe) and something in the middle (an amontillado fino or similar). There are also two excellent PXs with the desert wines.

No doubting either the quality of the feedbag – everything was great today, some delicious garbanzos con callos, excellent bread and delicious butter (really good butter, and you should see the butter as it comes – a huge old pail of the stuff – at least 5kgs and probably more). Worth stopping in!