by Roger Davies | Jun 20, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday, I ran my iberico ham tour for a group of people from Hong Kong.This tour is the most popular one for people from there, China and South Korea. They have a real appreciation for anything from the Iberian pig. Yesterday my clients were able to sample the...
by Roger Davies | Jun 16, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday morning I took some Canadians on my half-day olive oil tour. On our walk around the olive grove it was great to see the trees laden with olives. The weather this year during flowering and fruit set has been kinder to the olive tree than the last two years...
by Roger Davies | May 31, 2016 | AQOT
Every two years the wine fair Vinoble is celebrated in Jerez de la Frontera in the Alcazar which is a beautiful setting. It is a fair that is dedicated to sweet and fortified wines from around the world with an a greater representation of wines from the Jerez region...
by Roger Davies | May 26, 2016 | AQOT
On Monday (23 May) we headed back to Madrid where my friends had planned to stay for 3 nights. I was really sad that the tour had finished as we all had such a great time and they were such great people to be with. I then took a train to Seville getting backing at...
by Roger Davies | May 24, 2016 | AQOT
Well Sunday (22 May) started out with lots of rain. It was a good thing that we had planned to visit the Guggenheim museum, which I am sure sure most of you know was designed by Frank Gehry. I really enjoyed the Louise Bourgeois exhibition and the Paris School 1900...
by Roger Davies | May 22, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday, we left San Sebastian and made our first stop in Zarautz, a seaside town popular with surfers, where we had a very pleasant walk along the promenade. It was then on to the nearby fishing port of Getaria for lunch at a great local restaurant, El...
by Roger Davies | May 21, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday was a beautiful day in SanSebastian so I spent a few hours walking around. We then went for lunch at one of the world’s best restaurants, Arzak. The restaurant has had 3 Michelin stars since 1989. It is run by Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter...
by Roger Davies | May 20, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday we left the Rioja region and headed for the wonderful Basque city of San Sebastian. Anyone who has a keen interest in eating well knows that this city is a Mecca for foodies. For its size it has more Michelin-starred restaurants than anywhere else. It also...
by Roger Davies | May 19, 2016 | AQOT
Yesterday was our last day of winery visits in the Rioja. We went to two places in the Barrio de la Estación (train station neighbour) in Haro. Six wineries were established here in the latter art of the 19th century close to the train station so that wine could be...
by Roger Davies | May 19, 2016 | AQOT
On Tuesday (17 May) we visited two wineries that are part of the Eguren group, Viñedos de Páganos y San Vicente. There are two vneyards adjacent to the first winery that produce the wines El Puntido and La Nieta. You can see them in the two photos below. Underneath...
