19 Thursday Oct 2023
At last!!! l finally got to meet Ruben @sherrynotes with his friend Joeri @thewhiskyjury at La Azotea when they passed through town this evening. I’ve “known” Ruben for years online due to our mutual love of sherry – he is a fellow Sherry Educator, as well as the author an amazing sherry blog – so it was a real treat to meet up and have a chat in person. Thanks for a lovely evening guys! 😘
04 Wednesday Oct 2023
Posted in sevilla, sherry, sherry week
My Sherry & Tapas Tasting for Sherry Week 2023 is now online!
Sevilla Sherry & Tapas Tasting
20 Wednesday Sep 2023
My trip to Jerez last weekend started off with a sherry Cata Magistral on Friday in the patio of the splendid Alcázar, hosted by Bodegas Lustau and presented by Lustau’s master winemaker Sergio Martínez and Carman Aumesquat from the Sherry Council. It was a bit touch and go because rain had been previously forecast but in the end we were able to sit outside in this spectacular setting and enjoy a selection of Lustau wines paired with delicious bites accompanied by a flamenco guitarist. A magical evening.
19 Tuesday Sep 2023
Posted in anniversary, friends, restaurants, sevilla, sherry, tapas
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me, Reyes & Javi
As this is ANNIVERSARY MONTH Reyes Morales (tapas bar royalty, owner of Casa Morales) and I went out to celebrate me being here all this time and the two of us being friends. Any meet up with me and Reyes inevitably begins with visiting our friend Manolo “Cateca” and asking him which sherry we want to drink, so we did that, and Manolo never disappoints.
Lunch was… well just have a look. I’ve known Javi Abascal (chef and owner of Lalola Restaurante) since he started his first place back in I don’t remember when in Los Remedios and he is just one of the loveliest people. He also knows how to cook!
While Reyes and I could have enjoyed La Penúltima at Lalola we decided a little post-lunch walk was in order. Eventually we made our way to the Plaza Magdalena near my house and the new posh hotel in that square. And look what they had! Gorgeous Brut Tortelló DO Corpinnat. We sat outside enjoying the early evening air and still talking-talking-talking until we finally decided it was probably time to go home! So yeah, got home from lunch around 8pm. I think that’s a record for us, though all my lunches with Reyes end up being experiences neither of us want to end. I am really so lucky to know so many amazing people here.
15 Friday Sep 2023
Last night I was invited to a posh presentation at the Hotel Alfonso XIII and, when I found out César Saldaña was going to be there, I decided to take the opportunity of getting my copy of The Book of Sherry Wine signed. César is not only an author, he’s the president of the Sherry Council and was one of my teachers when I took the Sherry Educator course back in 2015. I think I caught him by surprise with the book, but he was a good sport about it. Though he didn’t write “to the BEST sherry student I’ve ever had” like I asked him to… 😉
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