08 Tuesday Mar 2016
So THIS came today! Very excited. And so yet another Jerez Getaway looms (though there will actually be one more before this for the Jerez Feria at the beginning of May). This will be the first time attending Vinoble as an official Sherry Educator. Did I mention I am excited???
27 Saturday Feb 2016
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Notice token flamenco image in centre of collage ;). But flamenco really was the reason I ended up in Jerez this weekend, with my friend Jo. It turned out Jo was coming down from London for the weekend to take a couple of flamenco dance classes with renowned dancer and choreographer Joaquín Grilo. And as I also had plans to see Sara Baras we decided to make a weekend of it. Every year Jerez hosts this 10-day Festival de Jerez but this is the first time I’ve been. It’s great fun, lots of events going on around the city, which made Jo and I think that maybe next year we’ll come for a whole week.
30 Wednesday Dec 2015
Posted in andalucia, tapas tours, welcome
It was a great week with Tomoko visiting from Jerez. We got to hang out a lot, talk a lot, and I also introduced her to some Sevilla friends. Best times were hanging out with other chicas (Aldara from We Love Tapas and Eva from I Show U Sevilla), which naturally turned into impromptu brainstorming sessions.
Tomoko is busy starting up her own food & wine tour biz in Jerez, Tomoko Tours, specialising in promoting sherry experiences to Japanese visitors. Together we are working on setting up a network to support and promote each others tours, which will also extend to northern Spain and Portugal. Go us!
19 Monday Oct 2015
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… well, you get the picture.
Presenting the 3 Horsewomen of the aCOPAlypse.
17 Saturday Oct 2015
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I am now an Certified Sherry Educator!
I honestly can’t tell you how thrilled I am about this. The course was intense and a great combination of hard work and fun. The teachers were all outstanding, the visits, tastings, meals, etc all top notch. And the part of the exam I’d feared most (blind tasting) was very challenging, but I took my time (literally the last one to leave) and ended up getting a 6/6. Phew!
More on the course later, just wanted to put this up to show you before I head out for a final day in Jerez with friends, doing a “Tabanco Trawl”. I’m soooooo happy, guys. Truly a dream come true. Yay me! 🙂
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