by Roger Davies | Jul 15, 2014 | AQOT
Last week I did not another advanced olive oil tasting course organised by the University of Pablo de Olavide in the town of Carmona. Tasting a lot of olive oil can be taxing on the palate but I find it a very stimulating exercise. Everytime I do a course I learn...
by Roger Davies | May 28, 2014 | AQOT
On Sunday (25th May) I spent the day in Jerez at the Vinoble wine fair. This fair is normally celebrated every two years, although in 2012 there was no fair due to the economic crisis. The fair concentrates on fortified and sweet wines from around the world. The...
by Roger Davies | May 24, 2014 | AQOT
Over the last few months I have been very busy and have neglected my blog which I know is not very good of me. This last week I have been occupied with tapas tours, wine tastings, a cooking class and a number of one-day and half-day tours. One of the full-day tours...
by Roger Davies | Mar 18, 2014 | AQOT
On Thursday (13th March) we spent the day visiting hte Sierra of Arcena where the emphasis was on the Iberian pig. We started with a tour of a ham-curing factory in the town of Jabugo where we were taken around by my good friend Gerardo. We then headed off to an...
by Roger Davies | Mar 17, 2014 | AQOT
Well, I meant to continue writing about the culinary group a few days ago, but due to being out all day every day and having to answer lots of e-mail in the small amount of free time I had, I didn’t get round to making any blog entries. Anyway, on Tuesday of...
by Roger Davies | Mar 12, 2014 | AQOT
I am spending the whole of this week with the same group. They are a mix of culinary students and chefs from Pennsylvania. The leader of the group, Jim, was with me with a group four years ago and has wanted to repeat the experience ever since. They arrived in Seville...
by Roger Davies | Feb 6, 2014 | AQOT
On Friday afternoon and all day Saturday of last week (31st January and 1st February) I attended another olive oil tasting course. The course, which was excellent, was given by three expert olive oil tasters, one of whom is a world authority. The sessions were very...
by Roger Davies | Jan 20, 2014 | AQOT
A year ago I wrote a post about the new regulations for Iberian hams and other Iberian products which can be seen here. Well, these regulatons are finally being applied. In addition to these, there will be 4 different coloured tags to distinguish the different...
by Roger Davies | Jan 7, 2014 | AQOT
In Spain, the Christmas and New Year festivities go on for longer than in many other countries as Epiphany, which was yesterday, is the principal day for giving and receiving presents. Families have a big meal on Christmas Eve which spills over to lunch on Christmas...
by Roger Davies | Dec 19, 2013 | AQOT
Last Sunday I opened a bottle of white wine from the Rioja winery López de Heredia. Their white wines are very different to almost any other white wine produced in Spain. The wine that was drink was the Viña Tondonia Reserva from 1991, a 22 year old white wine! It was...
