More wild mushrooms

More wild mushrooms

In my last post, I talked about the porcini mushrooms that we ate in the Sierra of Aracena whilst on an Iberian ham tour. Well, yesterday (11th October) on a tour that I led we ate one of the most prized mushrooms, Amanita caesarea, known locally as “tana”...
Yet another Iberian ham tour

Yet another Iberian ham tour

Last Sunday (21st October) I accompanied a group of 5 American ladies to the Sierra of Aracena where we visited an Iberian pig farm and then a ham curing factory in Jabugo. We then went on to the town of Aracena where we had a fantastic lunch. The first photo below...
Wine tasting in Seville (III)

Wine tasting in Seville (III)

At midday last Saturday (20th September) I organised a wine tasting lunch for a group of 8 Norwegians. They requested a tasting of Spanish reds with a sweet wine with the dessert. We tasted two Tempranillo based wines along with  wines that were 100% Garnacha...
A new cheese producer in the Sierra de Grazalema

A new cheese producer in the Sierra de Grazalema

Last Friday I did a tour that combined a visit to an olive mill, a visit to a cheese producer and a very fine lunch.  In the Sierra de Grazalema in the province of Cadiz they produce some very fine cheese from both sheep and goats’ milk. The sheep in the...