by Roger Davies | Nov 18, 2013 | AQOT
I heard on the news yesterday that Jerez has been named European Wine Capital 2014. I hope this will help to further promote authentic sherry and that more discerning wine drinkers who have not yet been converted to the delights of sherry will do so in the coming...
by Roger Davies | Nov 8, 2013 | AQOT
On one of my recent trips to Jerez we went to Bodegas Fernando de Castilla. Over the years, the owner Jan Pettersen has become a good friend of mine; his sherries are some of the best that can be found anywhere. Well, he kindly gave me a bottle of a new product...
by Roger Davies | Oct 29, 2013 | AQOT
Today, I don’t have to go out with clients which I think is only the 4th day this month. Just this last week or so I have run two tours to Jerez, one to Sanlúcar, two to Ronda, two to the Sierra of Aracena, as well as a half-day olive oil tour and a tapas tour....
by Roger Davies | Oct 17, 2013 | AQOT
Yesterday, I took some clients from Hong Kong on one of my ham tour to the Sierra of Aracena. We had some rain a few weeks ago but nothing since so the countryside is still looking rather dry. Taking a walk on the farm that we visited, we saw quite a few pigs looking...
by Roger Davies | Sep 30, 2013 | AQOT
One of the tours I ran last week was a wine tour to the Ronda area with a group of 9 Australians. At both the wineries we visited wine production was in full swing. In the first photo below, you can see boxes of grapes that have just been brought in from the...
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...
