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seville food & wine
20 Friday Sep 2019
Posted in food & drink, gastronomy, wine
Category Archives: wine
new wine tasting venue!
05 Thursday Sep 2019
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How cool is this? It’s the ceiling of the patio inside the uber-cool hotel where my friend Javi Abascal has just relaunched his restaurant Lalola Taberna Gourmet. When I was there last week we not only had a fabulous time trying his new menu, we also talked about the possibility of me giving my wine tastings there. Turns out it’s perfect because it’s quite central and there’s a section of the restaurant that can be closed off for me, though for the most part the tastings will be held outside of usual dining hours.
We talked about what wines I wanted to present and he is going to organise the food, so that we have great little snacks to go with the wines. I’m really excited about this. I would actually love to do more tastings. So fingers crossed that these will start taking off!
just say no! (to sangría)
04 Wednesday Sep 2019
When people on my Sevilla Tapas Tours ask for sangría I tell them it is NOT ALLOWED 😉 and then go on to explain why. First of all, Spanish people seldom if ever order sangría in a bar. It’s a party drink, a fruit and wine punch usually made at home or at the beach in summer. And because of this, most sangría you will find in bars is, well, crap. Often it is made up well ahead of time and can sit there in jugs for days, and sometimes bars just use store-bought sangría. Because they know that it’s “just for tourists”. Of course there are a few (very few) exceptions, with some bars making up sangría to order, either as a fresh jug to be shared or as an individual cocktail. Happily there is another “sangría-like” drink option…
special delivery!
17 Wednesday Jul 2019
Look what just arrived! When the folks at Bodegas Cruceiro offered me and @GuitianMayer a gift pack of their wines, and then found out l was travelling with carry on, they said no problem, they would send them to me in Sevilla. And here they are. You may recall that Bodegas Cruceiro was one of my two favourite bodega visits during my trip, and in part this is why. They are just such lovely and generous people.
It wasn’t like we were expecting any freebies from any of the bodegas, but you know, while I spend the next couple of weeks going through my notes and writing my article… having a chilled glass of Casa Noguedo at my side… well, that can only bring back fond memories. 😉
Thank you so much Puri & Ramón! Hope to see you again.
tío pepe tasting menu
20 Wednesday Mar 2019
Posted in restaurants, sevilla, spain, wine
Chef Carlos Mitchell, manager Edmundo Hernández, master wine blender Antonio Flores
The Taberna del Alabardero is presenting their new pairing menu and I was lucky to be invited to the preview today. The food was prepared by chef Carlos Mitchell with wines provided by Bodegas Gonzales Byass, and master wine blender Antonio Flores was on hand to add his special poetic touch to the presentation.
Food was delicious, wines were lovely and at 35 euros (five courses including wines!), this tasting menu can’t be beat. If you’re in Sevilla be sure to check it out from March 20th to April 14th.
Taberna del Alabardero
Zaragoza 20
Tel 954 502 721
Open 13.00 – 16.30 / 20.00 – 23.30
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