by Roger Davies | Sep 11, 2013 | AQOT
I have let things slip a bit over the summer and so need to start making blog entries on a more regular basis again. Well, I was at a winery near Ronda two days ago and this time last year they were in the process of making wine from Tempranillo and Merlot grapes. In...
by Roger Davies | Jul 16, 2013 | AQOT
I have already commented on two of the “en rama” wines from Lustau, the fino from Jerez which you can see here and the manzanilla from Sanlúcar de Barrameda here. Over the last few days I have been drinking the “en rama” fino from El Puerto de...
by Roger Davies | Jul 15, 2013 | AQOT
Last week I ran some tapas tours, two tours related to sherry, two related to olive oil and one related to Iberian ham. On the olive oil tour I ran yesterday I took some photos of the olives. When olives develop on the tree the stone or pit is the first thing that...
by Roger Davies | Jul 7, 2013 | AQOT
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week (3-5 July) I attended a course entitled “La cata de aceite de oliva virgen, cultura y maridaje” whcih translates as “Virgin olive tasting, culture and pairing (with food)”. The course was organised...
by Roger Davies | Jun 28, 2013 | AQOT
Due to being very busy I have neglected my blog over the last few weeks. Anyway, amongst the many tours I have organised was one to the Sierra de Aracena at the end of last week. At the ham factory that we visited they were coating hams with a mixture of sun flower...
