by Roger Davies | Feb 27, 2013 | AQOT
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...
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...
by Roger Davies | Jan 27, 2013 | AQOT
The new ruling on the classification of Iberian pork products was published by the Spanish government last Friday (25th January) after more than a year of negotiations between different sectors of the industry. The ruling covers hams, cured loins and fresh meat. There...
by Roger Davies | Jan 3, 2013 | AQOT
My family and I have stayed in Spain over Christmas for the last few years as I get a lot of work at this time of year. In fact, I had tours everyday from the 26th to the 31st December with tapas tours in the evening on two days as well. For Christmas and New Year we...
by Roger Davies | Dec 12, 2012 | AQOT
Yesterday (11th December) I went with a friend to Grazalema to test run a walk as I am going to be with a group on 26th December who want to do a three-hour hike. They are staying near Ronda and Grazalema is only a 35 minute drive away. Anyway, the walk we did...
