Wine tour to Ronda area

Wine tour to Ronda area

Yesterday I took some clients on a wine tour to the Ronda area. At the two wineries that we visited they were pruning the last of the vines. In the photo below the vines have just been pruned; you can see the vine cuttings on the ground. If you look carefully you can...
The link between sherry and malt whisk(e)y

The link between sherry and malt whisk(e)y

I took some clients on a wine tour to Jerez today and at one of the wineries that we visited we saw a group of people starting to set up some new sherry casks or butts as they are normally known in the trade here (see photo below). Sherry is aged in butts that are...
Spring starts early in southern Spain

Spring starts early in southern Spain

I was doing some gardening yesterday afternoon and looking at my apricot tree in bloom I thought it warranted a few photos. The middle of February is a pretty early start for spring! Food and wine tours Spain
Wine tasting in Seville

Wine tasting in Seville

Last night, I did a wine tasting dinner at El Rinconcillo, a tavern that was opened in 1670. The present owners, my good friends Javier and Carlos, are the 7th generation of the same family to run the place.  Anyway, I thought I would take quite a few photos as I...
Salting Iberian hams

Salting Iberian hams

On Friday of last week (8th February) I ran my Iberian ham tour. We are now at the time of the year when the free-range Iberian pigs have eaten sufficient acorns and are being sent off to the slaughterhouse  to be turned into hams and all the other interesting...