by Roger Davies | Apr 28, 2013 | AQOT
This week I have run my Iberian ham tour four times which is probably a record. This has meant eating a lot of acorn-fed Iberian ham and other delights from the Iberian pig. I have, however, skipped a few courses at the restaurant where we normally go for lunch as...
by Roger Davies | Apr 25, 2013 | AQOT
Due to being out on tours nearly every day for the last 10 days or more I have neglected my blog, which is not good. Anyway, among the many tours that I have been running lately I did my half-day olive oil tour a few days ago and took some photos of the olive trees to...
by Roger Davies | Apr 14, 2013 | AQOT
I was in Jerez three times last week and one of the things that excited me most was getting hold of a bottle of Fino Perdido, a fino sherry (naturally) produced by the company Sánchez Romate. This is a fino that is not sold in Spain! A friend of mine who worked at...
by Roger Davies | Apr 9, 2013 | AQOT
The poet laureate in the United Kingdom is named by the queen on advice of the prime minister. It is an honorary post and the person who holds it is expected to write poems for special state occasions. The post used to be a life tenure but is now for ten years. The...
by Roger Davies | Mar 31, 2013 | AQOT
I was in Sanlúcar de Barrameda leading a tour again yesterday. I had a camera with me that while not being brilliant takes better photos than my mobile phone which I used on my last visit. The first winery we visited was the same one as two weeks ago. Among other...
by Roger Davies | Mar 28, 2013 | AQOT
On Tuesday of this week (26th March) I ran another wine tour to the Ronda area. Over the last month or two we have had a lot of rain and the soil in many areas cannot retain any more water. At the first winery walking around the vineyard was like walking on a sponge....
