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verema 2020

09 Monday Mar 2020

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Had a great time at my third Verema event, held at the glorious Alfonso XIII Hotel, and featuring winemakers from all over Spain. I wondered if I should attend, what with the whole coronavirus threat, but somehow it only dawned on me after I was there that maybe this wasn’t the smartest move. Oh well, it’s done. At least I didn’t go back for the after-lunch session because I didn’t want to stress my sprained foot too much. It was great seeing old friends (the usual suspects) and meeting a few new ones too. Also got to know a few new wines. A good day.  🙂

ronda research

04 Wednesday Mar 2020

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What a day! Hot on the heels of my last Decanter Magazine article on Madrid, my pitch for Málaga was accepted so I am out and about doing bodega research this month. First stop… Ronda! I’ve been wanting to visit Bodegas Descalzos Viejos for years and I wasn’t disappointed. In fact it was one of the best bodega visits ever. I also got to visit Bodegas Melonera and Bodegas Schatz. All in one afternoon! More to come, but for now a few pics of these beautiful wineries. Next up… the Axarquía!

sherry pairing dinner at palo cortao

08 Friday Nov 2019

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My life does not suck. This is International Sherry Week and one of my favourite spots in Sevilla, Palo Cortao, had organised a special 6-course sherry pairing dinner to be hosted by Sherry Ambassador Pepe Ferrer. And they invited me to join them! Yay!

As expected the food and wine pairings were spectacular. You can see what we had below. Of course every week is Sherry Week at Palo Cortao. Then have a wonderful wine list with lots of them available by the glass. If you’re in Sevilla you really should stop in.

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de perdidos al río

05 Tuesday Nov 2019

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So I got this invitation to a wine salon being hosted at Taberna Alabardero and thought I’d pop over to see which bodegas were showing there. Then I found out that Esteban and Jota were also on their way and… well… I should have known it was not going to end with me trying a few wines and then going to do my 10,000 step walk.

Jota, Jorge, Esteban, me!, Domingo

I actually don’t like going to these events alone, and so it was great to be following Esteban around, especially as he knows a lot about wines and also knows many of the producers. Then we bumped into a couple other of his friends, Domingo and Jorge, and somehow became a group of five moving from table to table.

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