by Roger Davies | Feb 25, 2013 | AQOT
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...
by Roger Davies | Feb 16, 2013 | AQOT
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
by Roger Davies | Feb 13, 2013 | AQOT
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...
by Roger Davies | Feb 11, 2013 | AQOT
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...
by Roger Davies | Feb 3, 2013 | AQOT
On Thursday of last week (30th January) I went with a friend to visit a producer of foie gras. Eduardo Sousa is his name and he is based in the town of Fuente de Cantos in the province of Badajoz in the region of Extremadura, just over an hour’s drive north from...
by Roger Davies | Jan 30, 2013 | AQOT
Yesterday I made a visit to a distillery that is situated just outside the town of Carmona, 33 kilometres from Seville. I am thinking of setting up a half-day tour to the place. The distillery was founded in 1880 by a man from the Basque Country, Mr. Izaguirre. He had...
