by Roger Davies | Nov 28, 2017 | Tours
On the third day of winery visits we drove to the Valdeorras appelation which is famous for wines made with the Godello grape which have become popular over the last few years. It’s not as aromatic as the Albariño grape but has good acidity, often with aromas of...
by Roger Davies | Nov 23, 2017 | Tours
On leaving Pontevedra we headed south to the second most important sub-divsion of the Rias Baixas wine region, Condado de Tea. This area is just across the border fron Portugal. We visited a winery called Bodegas La Val where as everywhere in Rias Baixas the principal...
by Roger Davies | Nov 21, 2017 | Tours
At the end of September I ran a five-day wine tour to Galica in north west Spain. This is the third tour I have run for a group of 3 British men who I now consider to be friends rather than clients. We started and finished in the beautiful town of Santiago de...
by Roger Davies | Apr 1, 2017 | AQOT, Tours
I ran our half-day olive oil tour yesterday and wanted to share a photo of the buds which have now formed on the olive trees. These will become flowers at the end of this month/start of next month. Only a small percentage of these flowers will them become...
by Roger Davies | Feb 24, 2017 | Tours
Yesterday, I took a group of British people on my Iberian/iberico ham tour. At the farm we visited most of the pigs that are destined for hams this year have gone on their final journey! There was a group left though that will leave the farm next Wednesday. Some of...
