Iberian Ham Tours

Yesterday, I went to the Sierra of Aracena for the first time in over 9 months . This is where I take  people on my Iberian ham tours. It was great to be back in this wonderful area of natural beauty which in normal times I visit at least 40 times every year. I went...

Visit to Sanlúcar de Barrameda

The last tour that I ran was on 11 March last year which is a very long time! Thankfully, I have been able to do some work in a friend’s company and have been learning Portuguese to occupy my mind. Well, there is now light at the end of the tunnel and it seems...

Short programme on iberico ham.

In November last year, I spent three days filming with a media group from Hong Kong. One of the days was spent in the Sierra de Aracena area with a visit to an organic Iberian pig farm followed by a visit to a ham-curing factory in Jabugo and then on to lunch in...

Iberian ham tour to the Sierra of Aracena

Yesterday I took some clients from Thailand on my Iberian ham tour to the Sierra of Aracena, a mountainous area to the northwest of Seville. Even though it was 11 April, it was 6ºC when we got to the Iberian pig farm! This is not normal for the month of April. In...
Wine tours to Ronda

Wine tours to Ronda

This week I have run two wine tours to the Ronda area. The first one was on Monday and it was a very wet and windy day. The track from the main road to the first winery had 4 or 5 streams crossing it, something that I had not seen for quite few years. We have had a...
Cheese tasting in Seville

Cheese tasting in Seville

Very shortly I will be adding a new activity to what is offered by A Question of Taste. We will be giving people who visit Seville a chance to attend a cheese tasting. The tasting will be held at a great location that is very close to the centre of the city. In the...
Food and wine tours Seville 2018

Food and wine tours Seville 2018

The year has started very well with quite a lot of food and wine tours already. There have been quite a few tapas tours and wine tastings in Seville as well as tours to Jerez de la Frontera, to Sanlúcar de Barrameda, to the Sierra of Grazalema, to Ronda and to the...
Wine Tour to Galicia Part 4

Wine Tour to Galicia Part 4

On Saturday 30th September we made our last winery visit to Adegas Algueira which is within the Ribeira Sacra appelation. However, before going to the winery itself we took a trip on a boat owned by the winery on the river Sil. It was just amazing looking up the...
Wine Tour to Galicia Part 3

Wine Tour to Galicia Part 3

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...